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Recognised as Colour

#0C00E5

  • #0C00E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0C00E5 is a blue with RGB values 12, 0, 229 and HSL 243°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0C00E5#0C00E5
HEX#0C00E5
RGBrgb(12, 0, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0, 0.898
RGB percentages4.7%, 0%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(243.1, 100%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 100%, 89.8%)
CMYK94.8%, 100%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer786,661
CSS custom property--colour: #0C00E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#F3FF1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005F86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.3Blue · ΔE 11.3Blue violet · ΔE 28Dark violet · ΔE 30.9Dark blue · ΔE 40.4Dark orchid · ΔE 42.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E500
Analogous#0067E5, #7E00E5
Triadic#E50C00, #00E50C
Split complementary#E57E00, #67E500
Tetradic#E50067, #D9E500, #00E57E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B2FF
Lighter +30%#867FFF
Lighter +20%#554CFF
Lighter +10%#2519FF
Darker −10%#0900B2
Darker −20%#07007F
Darker −30%#04004C
Darker −40%#010019
More saturated +25%#0C00E5
Less saturated −25%#261DC8

Channel breakdown

R12
G0
B229
Red12 (4.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue243.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 00 · B E5

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