Colour

#0C2456

#0C2456
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0C2456 is a blue with RGB values 12, 36, 86 and HSL 221°, 76%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0C2456#0C2456

HEX#0C2456

RGBrgb(12, 36, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.1412, 0.3373

RGB percentages4.7%, 14.1%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(220.5, 75.5%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 86%, 33.7%)

CMYK86%, 58.1%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer795,734

CSS custom property--colour: #0C2456;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.97:1

Contrast with white14.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#F3DBA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#002455no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#003039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 25.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.2 Black · ΔE 38.3 Steel blue · ΔE 40.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#563E0C

Analogous#0C4956, #190C56

Triadic#560C24, #24560C

Split complementary#56190C, #49560C

Tetradic#560C49, #563E0C, #0C5619

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#487BE6

Lighter +30%#1F5CDC

Lighter +20%#1849B0

Lighter +10%#123783

Darker −10%#061129

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002062

Less saturated −25%#18284A

Channel breakdown

R12

G36

B86

Red12 (4.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue220.54°

Saturation (HSL)75.51%

Lightness19.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G 24 · B 56

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