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Colour

#0C15FF

  • #0C15FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0C15FF is a blue with RGB values 12, 21, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0C15FF#0C15FF
HEX#0C15FF
RGBrgb(12, 21, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0824, 1
RGB percentages4.7%, 8.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(237.8, 100%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 95.3%, 100%)
CMYK95.3%, 91.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer792,063
CSS custom property--colour: #0C15FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#F3EA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 4.4Medium blue · ΔE 18.6Blue violet · ΔE 32.5Dark violet · ΔE 35.8Dark orchid · ΔE 47.7Dark blue · ΔE 48.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 4.39, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF60C
Analogous#0C8EFF, #7D0CFF
Triadic#FF0C15, #15FF0C
Split complementary#FF7C0C, #8FFF0C
Tetradic#FF0C8E, #FFF60C, #0CFF7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D9FF
Lighter +30%#A5A8FF
Lighter +20%#7277FF
Lighter +10%#3F46FF
Darker −10%#0008D8
Darker −20%#0006A5
Darker −30%#000472
Darker −40%#00023F
More saturated +25%#0C15FF
Less saturated −25%#2A31E1

Channel breakdown

R12
G21
B255
Red12 (4.7%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue237.78°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 15 · B FF

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