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Recognised as Colour

#0C4E97

  • #0C4E97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0C4E97 is a blue with RGB values 12, 78, 151 and HSL 212°, 85%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0C4E97#0C4E97
HEX#0C4E97
RGBrgb(12, 78, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.3059, 0.5922
RGB percentages4.7%, 30.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(211.5, 85.3%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 92.1%, 59.2%)
CMYK92.1%, 48.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer806,551
CSS custom property--colour: #0C4E97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#F3B168

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#24559Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004996no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00606Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 27Midnight blue · ΔE 28.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.5Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97550C
Analogous#0C9497, #0F0C97
Triadic#970C4E, #4E970C
Split complementary#970F0C, #94970C
Tetradic#970C94, #97550C, #0C970F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7BB4F4
Lighter +30%#4B9AF1
Lighter +20%#1C7FED
Lighter +10%#1066C6
Darker −10%#083668
Darker −20%#041D39
Darker −30%#010509
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004DA3
Less saturated −25%#204F83

Channel breakdown

R12
G78
B151
Red12 (4.7%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue211.51°
Saturation (HSL)85.28%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 4E · B 97

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