Recognised as Colour

#0C5DEC

#0C5DEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0C5DEC is a blue with RGB values 12, 93, 236 and HSL 218°, 90%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0C5DEC#0C5DEC

HEX#0C5DEC

RGBrgb(12, 93, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.3647, 0.9255

RGB percentages4.7%, 36.5%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(218.3, 90.3%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 94.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK94.9%, 60.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer810,476

CSS custom property--colour: #0C5DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#F3A213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00839Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1 Slate blue · ΔE 19.9 Medium purple · ΔE 29.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EC9B0C

Analogous#0CCDEC, #2B0CEC

Triadic#EC0C5D, #5DEC0C

Split complementary#EC2B0C, #CDEC0C

Tetradic#EC0CCD, #EC9B0C, #0CEC2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8DBFC

Lighter +30%#97BBFA

Lighter +20%#679BF7

Lighter +10%#367BF5

Darker −10%#0A4ABB

Darker −20%#07378B

Darker −30%#05245A

Darker −40%#02112A

More saturated +25%#005AF8

Less saturated −25%#2B66CD

Channel breakdown

R12

G93

B236

Red12 (4.7%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue218.3°

Saturation (HSL)90.32%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G 5D · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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