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Recognised as Colour

#0C03E1

  • #0C03E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0C03E1 is a blue with RGB values 12, 3, 225 and HSL 242°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0C03E1#0C03E1
HEX#0C03E1
RGBrgb(12, 3, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0118, 0.8824
RGB percentages4.7%, 1.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(242.4, 97.4%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 98.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK94.7%, 98.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer787,425
CSS custom property--colour: #0C03E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#F3FC1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.1Blue · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.7Dark violet · ΔE 29.7Dark blue · ΔE 38.2Dark orchid · ΔE 40.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8E103
Analogous#0369E1, #7B03E1
Triadic#E10C03, #03E10C
Split complementary#E17B03, #69E103
Tetradic#E10369, #D8E103, #03E17B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B2FE
Lighter +30%#8580FD
Lighter +20%#544DFD
Lighter +10%#241BFC
Darker −10%#0902AF
Darker −20%#07027C
Darker −30%#04014A
Darker −40%#010018
More saturated +25%#0900E4
Less saturated −25%#261FC4

Channel breakdown

R12
G3
B225
Red12 (4.7%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue242.43°
Saturation (HSL)97.37%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 03 · B E1

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