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Recognised as Colour

#0C2CE2

  • #0C2CE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0C2CE2 is a blue with RGB values 12, 44, 226 and HSL 231°, 90%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0C2CE2#0C2CE2
HEX#0C2CE2
RGBrgb(12, 44, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.1725, 0.8863
RGB percentages4.7%, 17.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(231, 89.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 94.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK94.7%, 80.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer797,922
CSS custom property--colour: #0C2CE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#F3D31D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#006789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Blue · ΔE 26.2Dark violet · ΔE 27.6Dark blue · ΔE 29.8Dark orchid · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C20C
Analogous#0C97E2, #570CE2
Triadic#E20C2C, #2CE20C
Split complementary#E2570C, #97E20C
Tetradic#E20C97, #E2C20C, #0CE257

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEC8FC
Lighter +30%#8E9EF9
Lighter +20%#5E74F6
Lighter +10%#2D4BF4
Darker −10%#0923B2
Darker −20%#071981
Darker −30%#041051
Darker −40%#020620
More saturated +25%#0024EE
Less saturated −25%#2A41C4

Channel breakdown

R12
G44
B226
Red12 (4.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue231.03°
Saturation (HSL)89.92%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 2C · B E2

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