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Recognised as Colour

#0C38BC

  • #0C38BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0C38BC is a blue with RGB values 12, 56, 188 and HSL 225°, 88%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0C38BC#0C38BC
HEX#0C38BC
RGBrgb(12, 56, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.2196, 0.7373
RGB percentages4.7%, 22%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(225, 88%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 93.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK93.6%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer800,956
CSS custom property--colour: #0C38BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#F3C743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005E76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Navy · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Indigo · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC900C
Analogous#0C90BC, #380CBC
Triadic#BC0C38, #38BC0C
Split complementary#BC380C, #90BC0C
Tetradic#BC0C90, #BC900C, #0CBC38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BB3F9
Lighter +30%#6B8EF6
Lighter +20%#3B69F3
Lighter +10%#0F46EC
Darker −10%#092A8C
Darker −20%#061B5C
Darker −30%#030D2C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0032C8
Less saturated −25%#2545A3

Channel breakdown

R12
G56
B188
Red12 (4.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)88%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 38 · B BC

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