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Recognised as Colour

#0C4EA0

  • #0C4EA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0C4EA0 is a blue with RGB values 12, 78, 160 and HSL 213°, 86%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0C4EA0#0C4EA0
HEX#0C4EA0
RGBrgb(12, 78, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.3059, 0.6275
RGB percentages4.7%, 30.6%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(213.2, 86%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 92.5%, 62.7%)
CMYK92.5%, 51.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer806,560
CSS custom property--colour: #0C4EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#F3B15F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1757A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004A9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00626Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A05E0C
Analogous#0C98A0, #140CA0
Triadic#A00C4E, #4EA00C
Split complementary#A0140C, #98A00C
Tetradic#A00C98, #A05E0C, #0CA014

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#82B6F6
Lighter +30%#539AF2
Lighter +20%#237EEF
Lighter +10%#1065CF
Darker −10%#083771
Darker −20%#052041
Darker −30%#010912
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004DAC
Less saturated −25%#22508B

Channel breakdown

R12
G78
B160
Red12 (4.7%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue213.24°
Saturation (HSL)86.05%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 4E · B A0

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