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Colour

#0012C4

  • #0012C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0012C4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 18, 196 and HSL 234°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0012C4#0012C4
HEX#0012C4
RGBrgb(0, 18, 196)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0706, 0.7686
RGB percentages0%, 7.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(234.5, 100%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 100%, 76.9%)
CMYK100%, 90.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,804
CSS custom property--colour: #0012C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#FFED3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005373no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Dark blue · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 26.6Navy · ΔE 27.9Blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4B200
Analogous#0074C4, #5000C4
Triadic#C40012, #12C400
Split complementary#C45000, #74C400
Tetradic#C40074, #C4B200, #00C450

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#919BFF
Lighter +30%#5E6DFF
Lighter +20%#2B3EFF
Lighter +10%#0017F7
Darker −10%#000D91
Darker −20%#00095E
Darker −30%#00042B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0012C4
Less saturated −25%#1826AC

Channel breakdown

R0
G18
B196
Red0 (0%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue234.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 12 · B C4

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