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Recognised as Colour

#0C00D0

  • #0C00D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0C00D0 is a blue with RGB values 12, 0, 208 and HSL 243°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0C00D0#0C00D0
HEX#0C00D0
RGBrgb(12, 0, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0, 0.8157
RGB percentages4.7%, 0%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(243.5, 100%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 100%, 81.6%)
CMYK94.2%, 100%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer786,640
CSS custom property--colour: #0C00D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#F3FF2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005679no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 1.2Blue · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 24Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Dark blue · ΔE 31.2Navy · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 1.22, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4D000
Analogous#005CD0, #7400D0
Triadic#D00C00, #00D00C
Split complementary#D07400, #5CD000
Tetradic#D0005C, #C4D000, #00D074

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A39DFF
Lighter +30%#736AFF
Lighter +20%#4337FF
Lighter +10%#1204FF
Darker −10%#09009D
Darker −20%#06006A
Darker −30%#030037
Darker −40%#000004
More saturated +25%#0C00D0
Less saturated −25%#231AB6

Channel breakdown

R12
G0
B208
Red12 (4.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue243.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 00 · B D0

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