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Colour

#0C0940

  • #0C0940
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#0C0940 is a blue with RGB values 12, 9, 64 and HSL 243°, 75%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#0C0940#0C0940
HEX#0C0940
RGBrgb(12, 9, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0353, 0.251
RGB percentages4.7%, 3.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(243.3, 75.3%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 85.9%, 25.1%)
CMYK81.2%, 85.9%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer788,800
CSS custom property--colour: #0C0940;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.6:1
Contrast with white18.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#F3F6BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001542no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#00103Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#001924no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 37Indigo · ΔE 38.9Black · ΔE 40.3Navy · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 21.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D4009
Analogous#092240, #270940
Triadic#400C09, #09400C
Split complementary#402709, #224009
Tetradic#400922, #3D4009, #094027

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3C33E2
Lighter +30%#251CC6
Lighter +20%#1D1699
Lighter +10%#140F6D
Darker −10%#040313
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#040049
Less saturated −25%#141237

Channel breakdown

R12
G9
B64
Red12 (4.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue243.27°
Saturation (HSL)75.34%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 09 · B 40

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