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Recognised as Colour

#0C38F9

  • #0C38F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0C38F9 is a blue with RGB values 12, 56, 249 and HSL 229°, 95%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0C38F9#0C38F9
HEX#0C38F9
RGBrgb(12, 56, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.2196, 0.9765
RGB percentages4.7%, 22%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(228.9, 95.2%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 95.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK95.2%, 77.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer801,017
CSS custom property--colour: #0C38F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#F3C706

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#007598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8Blue · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.7Dark violet · ΔE 30.2Dark orchid · ΔE 36.7Dark blue · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9CD0C
Analogous#0CAEF9, #570CF9
Triadic#F90C38, #38F90C
Split complementary#F9570C, #AEF90C
Tetradic#F90CAE, #F9CD0C, #0CF957

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DBFE
Lighter +30%#A1B2FD
Lighter +20%#708AFB
Lighter +10%#3E61FA
Darker −10%#052ACD
Darker −20%#04209B
Darker −30%#031669
Darker −40%#010B38
More saturated +25%#0634FF
Less saturated −25%#2B4CDA

Channel breakdown

R12
G56
B249
Red12 (4.7%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue228.86°
Saturation (HSL)95.18%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 38 · B F9

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