Recognised as Colour

#0C72DC

#0C72DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0C72DC is a blue with RGB values 12, 114, 220 and HSL 211°, 90%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0C72DC#0C72DC

HEX#0C72DC

RGBrgb(12, 114, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.4471, 0.8627

RGB percentages4.7%, 44.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(210.6, 89.7%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 94.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK94.5%, 48.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer815,836

CSS custom property--colour: #0C72DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#F38D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#317DE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#006BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#008C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8 Royal blue · ΔE 12.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC760C

Analogous#0CDADC, #0E0CDC

Triadic#DC0C72, #72DC0C

Split complementary#DC0E0C, #DADC0C

Tetradic#DC0CDA, #DC760C, #0CDC0E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9D9FB

Lighter +30%#88BFF9

Lighter +20%#58A5F6

Lighter +10%#288CF3

Darker −10%#0959AC

Darker −20%#07407B

Darker −30%#04274B

Darker −40%#010E1B

More saturated +25%#0072E8

Less saturated −25%#2973BF

Channel breakdown

R12

G114

B220

Red12 (4.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue210.58°

Saturation (HSL)89.66%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G 72 · B DC

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