Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#0C35CA

  • #0C35CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0C35CA is a blue with RGB values 12, 53, 202 and HSL 227°, 89%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0C35CA#0C35CA
HEX#0C35CA
RGBrgb(12, 53, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.2078, 0.7922
RGB percentages4.7%, 20.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(227.1, 88.8%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 94.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK94.1%, 73.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer800,202
CSS custom property--colour: #0C35CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#F3CA35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20Navy · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2Medium blue · ΔE 25.2Blue violet · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA10C
Analogous#0C94CA, #420CCA
Triadic#CA0C35, #35CA0C
Split complementary#CA420C, #94CA0C
Tetradic#CA0C94, #CAA10C, #0CCA42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A8BAFA
Lighter +30%#7893F7
Lighter +20%#486DF4
Lighter +10%#1847F1
Darker −10%#09289A
Darker −20%#061C6A
Darker −30%#030F3A
Darker −40%#010209
More saturated +25%#002ED6
Less saturated −25%#2744AF

Channel breakdown

R12
G53
B202
Red12 (4.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue227.05°
Saturation (HSL)88.79%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 35 · B CA

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “0c35ca” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.