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Recognised as Colour

#0C0215

  • #0C0215
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#0C0215 is a violet with RGB values 12, 2, 21 and HSL 272°, 83%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#0C0215#0C0215
HEX#0C0215
RGBrgb(12, 2, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0078, 0.0824
RGB percentages4.7%, 0.8%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(271.6, 82.6%, 4.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 90.5%, 8.2%)
CMYK42.9%, 90.5%, 0%, 91.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer786,965
CSS custom property--colour: #0C0215;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness9.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.29:1
Contrast with white20.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#050505
Inverted#F3FDEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000516no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#010615no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0B0509no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 9.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.7Dim grey · ΔE 43.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 49.5Midnight blue · ΔE 51.3Slate grey · ΔE 51.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0B1502
Analogous#020215, #150215
Triadic#150C02, #02150C
Split complementary#151502, #021502
Tetradic#150202, #0B1502, #021515

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7614CF
Lighter +30%#5C0FA1
Lighter +20%#410B72
Lighter +10%#270644
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0C0017
Less saturated −25%#0C0512

Channel breakdown

R12
G2
B21
Red12 (4.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue271.58°
Saturation (HSL)82.61%
Lightness4.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 02 · B 15

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