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Recognised as Colour

#0C09AE

  • #0C09AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0C09AE is a blue with RGB values 12, 9, 174 and HSL 241°, 90%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0C09AE#0C09AE
HEX#0C09AE
RGBrgb(12, 9, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0353, 0.6824
RGB percentages4.7%, 3.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(241.1, 90.2%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 94.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK93.1%, 94.8%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer788,910
CSS custom property--colour: #0C09AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.61:1
Contrast with white12.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#F3F651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002AACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#004865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.2Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Navy · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 24.8Indigo · ΔE 26.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABAE09
Analogous#0958AE, #5F09AE
Triadic#AE0C09, #09AE0C
Split complementary#AE5F09, #58AE09
Tetradic#AE0958, #ABAE09, #09AE5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C8AF9
Lighter +30%#5C5AF6
Lighter +20%#2D29F4
Lighter +10%#0F0CDE
Darker −10%#09067E
Darker −20%#05044D
Darker −30%#02011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0300B7
Less saturated −25%#222097

Channel breakdown

R12
G9
B174
Red12 (4.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue241.09°
Saturation (HSL)90.16%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 09 · B AE

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