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Recognised as Colour

#0C0429

  • #0C0429
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#0C0429 is a blue with RGB values 12, 4, 41 and HSL 253°, 82%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#0C0429#0C0429
HEX#0C0429
RGBrgb(12, 4, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0157, 0.1608
RGB percentages4.7%, 1.6%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(253, 82.2%, 8.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 90.2%, 16.1%)
CMYK70.7%, 90.2%, 0%, 83.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer787,497
CSS custom property--colour: #0C0429;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness15.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.72:1
Contrast with white19.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#F3FBD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000C2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#000A28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#020D15no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.4Midnight blue · ΔE 37Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.7Dim grey · ΔE 48Rebecca purple · ΔE 50.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#212904
Analogous#040F29, #1E0429
Triadic#290C04, #04290C
Split complementary#291E04, #0F2904
Tetradic#29040F, #212904, #04291E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4216E3
Lighter +30%#3512B4
Lighter +20%#270D86
Lighter +10%#1A0957
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A002D
Less saturated −25%#0F0A23

Channel breakdown

R12
G4
B41
Red12 (4.7%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue252.97°
Saturation (HSL)82.22%
Lightness8.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 04 · B 29

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