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Recognised as Colour

#0C0038

  • #0C0038
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#0C0038 is a blue with RGB values 12, 0, 56 and HSL 253°, 100%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#0C0038#0C0038
HEX#0C0038
RGBrgb(12, 0, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0, 0.2196
RGB percentages4.7%, 0%, 22%
HSLhsl(252.9, 100%, 11%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 100%, 22%)
CMYK78.6%, 100%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer786,488
CSS custom property--colour: #0C0038;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness20 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.58:1
Contrast with white19.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#F3FFC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000E39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#000A37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00111Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7Black · ΔE 38.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 39.7Indigo · ΔE 41Navy · ΔE 43.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 24.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C3800
Analogous#001038, #280038
Triadic#380C00, #00380C
Split complementary#382800, #103800
Tetradic#380010, #2C3800, #003828

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3B05FF
Lighter +30%#2D00D1
Lighter +20%#22009E
Lighter +10%#17006B
Darker −10%#010005
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C0038
Less saturated −25%#100731

Channel breakdown

R12
G0
B56
Red12 (4.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue252.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness10.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 00 · B 38

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