Colour

#0C0218

#0C0218
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#0C0218 is a violet with RGB values 12, 2, 24 and HSL 267°, 85%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#0C0218#0C0218

HEX#0C0218

RGBrgb(12, 2, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0078, 0.0941

RGB percentages4.7%, 0.8%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(267.3, 84.6%, 5.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 91.7%, 9.4%)

CMYK50%, 91.7%, 0%, 90.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer786,968

CSS custom property--colour: #0C0218;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness10.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.24:1

Contrast with white20.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#060606

Inverted#F3FDE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000619no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#000617no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0A050Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 11.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Dim grey · ΔE 44.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 47.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 49.2 Slate grey · ΔE 51.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0E1802

Analogous#020318, #170218

Triadic#180C02, #02180C

Split complementary#181702, #031802

Tetradic#180203, #0E1802, #021817

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#6A12D4

Lighter +30%#530EA5

Lighter +20%#3B0A76

Lighter +10%#240647

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0C001A

Less saturated −25%#0C0515

Channel breakdown

R12

B24

Red12 (4.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue267.27°

Saturation (HSL)84.62%

Lightness5.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G 02 · B 18

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