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Recognised as Colour

#0A0AEC

  • #0A0AEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0A0AEC is a blue with RGB values 10, 10, 236 and HSL 240°, 92%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0A0AEC#0A0AEC
HEX#0A0AEC
RGBrgb(10, 10, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.0392, 0.9255
RGB percentages3.9%, 3.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(240, 91.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 95.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK95.8%, 95.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer658,156
CSS custom property--colour: #0A0AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#F5F513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00648Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.7Medium blue · ΔE 12Blue violet · ΔE 28.6Dark violet · ΔE 31.8Dark blue · ΔE 42.1Dark orchid · ΔE 43.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEC0A
Analogous#0A7BEC, #7B0AEC
Triadic#EC0A0A, #0AEC0A
Split complementary#EC7B0A, #7BEC0A
Tetradic#EC0A7B, #ECEC0A, #0AEC7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C5FD
Lighter +30%#9595FA
Lighter +20%#6464F8
Lighter +10%#3333F6
Darker −10%#0808BB
Darker −20%#06068A
Darker −30%#040459
Darker −40%#020228
More saturated +25%#0000F6
Less saturated −25%#2929CD

Channel breakdown

R10
G10
B236
Red10 (3.9%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0A · G 0A · B EC

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