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Recognised as Colour

#0C2C83

  • #0C2C83
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#0C2C83 is a blue with RGB values 12, 44, 131 and HSL 224°, 83%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#0C2C83#0C2C83
HEX#0C2C83
RGBrgb(12, 44, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.1725, 0.5137
RGB percentages4.7%, 17.3%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(223.9, 83.2%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 90.8%, 51.4%)
CMYK90.8%, 66.4%, 0%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer797,827
CSS custom property--colour: #0C2C83;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#F3D37C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A86no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004353no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 13Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Indigo · ΔE 26.4Navy · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83630C
Analogous#0C6783, #280C83
Triadic#830C2C, #2C830C
Split complementary#83280C, #68830C
Tetradic#830C67, #83630C, #0C8328

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6A8EF1
Lighter +30%#3B6BED
Lighter +20%#154BE0
Lighter +10%#103CB2
Darker −10%#081C54
Darker −20%#030D26
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00268F
Less saturated −25%#1E3471

Channel breakdown

R12
G44
B131
Red12 (4.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue223.87°
Saturation (HSL)83.22%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 2C · B 83

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