Colour

#0C02FF

#0C02FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0C02FF is a blue with RGB values 12, 2, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0C02FF#0C02FF

HEX#0C02FF

RGBrgb(12, 2, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0078, 1

RGB percentages4.7%, 0.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(242.4, 100%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 99.2%, 100%)

CMYK95.3%, 99.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer787,199

CSS custom property--colour: #0C02FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#F3FD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 117.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 0.6 Medium blue · ΔE 21.2 Blue violet · ΔE 35.2 Dark violet · ΔE 37.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 50.4 Dark blue · ΔE 51.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 0.58, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5FF02

Analogous#0277FF, #8A02FF

Triadic#FF0C02, #02FF0C

Split complementary#FF8A02, #77FF02

Tetradic#FF0277, #F5FF02, #02FF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0CEFF

Lighter +30%#9F9BFF

Lighter +20%#6E68FF

Lighter +10%#3D35FF

Darker −10%#0800CE

Darker −20%#06009B

Darker −30%#040068

Darker −40%#020035

More saturated +25%#0C02FF

Less saturated −25%#2922DF

Channel breakdown

R12

B255

Red12 (4.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue242.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G 02 · B FF

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