Colour

#0C5490

#0C5490
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#0C5490 is a blue with RGB values 12, 84, 144 and HSL 207°, 85%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0C5490

RGBrgb(12, 84, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.3294, 0.5647

RGB percentages4.7%, 32.9%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(207.3, 84.6%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 91.7%, 56.5%)

CMYK91.7%, 41.7%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer808,080

CSS custom property--colour: #0C5490;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#F3AB6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#365892no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#204D8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00626Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7 Slate grey · ΔE 33.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#90480C

Analogous#0C908A, #0C1290

Triadic#900C54, #54900C

Split complementary#900C12, #908A0C

Tetradic#8A0C90, #90480C, #12900C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#75BAF3

Lighter +30%#45A2F0

Lighter +20%#168BEC

Lighter +10%#106FBF

Darker −10%#083961

Darker −20%#041D32

Darker −30%#000203

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00559C

Less saturated −25%#20527D

Channel breakdown

R12

G84

B144

Red12 (4.7%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue207.27°

Saturation (HSL)84.62%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G 54 · B 90

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