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Recognised as Colour

#0C528C

  • #0C528C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0C528C is a blue with RGB values 12, 82, 140 and HSL 207°, 84%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0C528C#0C528C
HEX#0C528C
RGBrgb(12, 82, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.3216, 0.549
RGB percentages4.7%, 32.2%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(207.2, 84.2%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.2, 91.4%, 54.9%)
CMYK91.4%, 41.4%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer807,564
CSS custom property--colour: #0C528C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#F3AD73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#35568Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#204B8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006068no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9Slate grey · ΔE 33.5Light slate grey · ΔE 34.9Midnight blue · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C460C
Analogous#0C8C86, #0C128C
Triadic#8C0C52, #528C0C
Split complementary#8C0C12, #8C860C
Tetradic#860C8C, #8C460C, #128C0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#71B8F3
Lighter +30%#42A1EF
Lighter +20%#1489EA
Lighter +10%#106EBB
Darker −10%#08365D
Darker −20%#041B2E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005398
Less saturated −25%#1F5079

Channel breakdown

R12
G82
B140
Red12 (4.7%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue207.19°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 52 · B 8C

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