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Recognised as Colour

#0C56AE

  • #0C56AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0C56AE is a blue with RGB values 12, 86, 174 and HSL 213°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0C56AE#0C56AE
HEX#0C56AE
RGBrgb(12, 86, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.3373, 0.6824
RGB percentages4.7%, 33.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(212.6, 87.1%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 93.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK93.1%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer808,622
CSS custom property--colour: #0C56AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#F3A951

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C5FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Midnight blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE640C
Analogous#0CA7AE, #130CAE
Triadic#AE0C56, #56AE0C
Split complementary#AE130C, #A7AE0C
Tetradic#AE0CA7, #AE640C, #0CAE13

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FBEF7
Lighter +30%#5FA3F4
Lighter +20%#2F88F1
Lighter +10%#0F6EDE
Darker −10%#093E7E
Darker −20%#05274F
Darker −30%#020F1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0055BA
Less saturated −25%#235897

Channel breakdown

R12
G86
B174
Red12 (4.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue212.59°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 56 · B AE

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