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Recognised as Colour

#0C35DD

  • #0C35DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0C35DD is a blue with RGB values 12, 53, 221 and HSL 228°, 90%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0C35DD#0C35DD
HEX#0C35DD
RGBrgb(12, 53, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.2078, 0.8667
RGB percentages4.7%, 20.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(228.2, 89.7%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 94.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK94.6%, 76%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer800,221
CSS custom property--colour: #0C35DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#F3CA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Dark blue · ΔE 26Dark violet · ΔE 28.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.3Navy · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDB40C
Analogous#0C9DDD, #4B0CDD
Triadic#DD0C35, #35DD0C
Split complementary#DD4C0C, #9DDD0C
Tetradic#DD0C9E, #DDB40C, #0CDD4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAC7FB
Lighter +30%#899FF9
Lighter +20%#5978F6
Lighter +10%#2950F3
Darker −10%#0929AD
Darker −20%#071E7C
Darker −30%#04124C
Darker −40%#01071C
More saturated +25%#002EE9
Less saturated −25%#2947C0

Channel breakdown

R12
G53
B221
Red12 (4.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue228.23°
Saturation (HSL)89.7%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 35 · B DD

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