Recognised as Colour

#0C0229

#0C0229
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Black

#0C0229 is a violet with RGB values 12, 2, 41 and HSL 255°, 91%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#0C0229

RGBrgb(12, 2, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0078, 0.1608

RGB percentages4.7%, 0.8%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(255.4, 90.7%, 8.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.4, 95.1%, 16.1%)

CMYK70.7%, 95.1%, 0%, 83.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer786,985

CSS custom property--colour: #0C0229;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness15.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.88:1

Contrast with white19.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#070707

Inverted#F3FDD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000A2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#000828no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#020C14no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 36.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.7 Dim grey · ΔE 48.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 49.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F2902

Analogous#020C29, #200229

Triadic#290C02, #02290C

Split complementary#291F02, #0C2902

Tetradic#29020C, #1F2902, #02291F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#450BEC

Lighter +30%#3709BB

Lighter +20%#28078A

Lighter +10%#1A045A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0B002B

Less saturated −25%#0F0724

Channel breakdown

R12

B41

Red12 (4.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue255.38°

Saturation (HSL)90.7%

Lightness8.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G 02 · B 29

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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