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Recognised as Colour

#0C3972

  • #0C3972
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0C3972 is a blue with RGB values 12, 57, 114 and HSL 214°, 81%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0C3972#0C3972
HEX#0C3972
RGBrgb(12, 57, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.2235, 0.4471
RGB percentages4.7%, 22.4%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(213.5, 81%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 89.5%, 44.7%)
CMYK89.5%, 50%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer801,138
CSS custom property--colour: #0C3972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#F3C68D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#183F74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004750no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 31.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 39.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72450C
Analogous#0C6C72, #120C72
Triadic#720C39, #39720C
Split complementary#72120C, #6C720C
Tetradic#720C6C, #72450C, #0C7212

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5C9CEE
Lighter +30%#2E81E9
Lighter +20%#1667CE
Lighter +10%#1150A0
Darker −10%#072244
Darker −20%#020B16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00387E
Less saturated −25%#1C3B62

Channel breakdown

R12
G57
B114
Red12 (4.7%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue213.53°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 39 · B 72

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