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Colour

#0C2991

  • #0C2991
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#0C2991 is a blue with RGB values 12, 41, 145 and HSL 227°, 85%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#0C2991#0C2991
HEX#0C2991
RGBrgb(12, 41, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.1608, 0.5686
RGB percentages4.7%, 16.1%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(226.9, 84.7%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 91.7%, 56.9%)
CMYK91.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer797,073
CSS custom property--colour: #0C2991;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#F3D66E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003D94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#00308Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00475Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.9Navy · ΔE 18.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.7Indigo · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Dark blue · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91740C
Analogous#0C6B91, #320C91
Triadic#910C29, #29910C
Split complementary#91320C, #6B910C
Tetradic#910C6B, #91740C, #0C9132

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7591F4
Lighter +30%#466BF0
Lighter +20%#1746EC
Lighter +10%#1036C0
Darker −10%#081C62
Darker −20%#040E33
Darker −30%#000104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00229D
Less saturated −25%#20347D

Channel breakdown

R12
G41
B145
Red12 (4.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue226.92°
Saturation (HSL)84.71%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 29 · B 91

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