Recognised as Colour

#0C73FF

#0C73FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0C73FF is a blue with RGB values 12, 115, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0C73FF#0C73FF

HEX#0C73FF

RGBrgb(12, 115, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.451, 1

RGB percentages4.7%, 45.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(214.6, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK95.3%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer816,127

CSS custom property--colour: #0C73FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#F38C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0071FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0096AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7 Slate blue · ΔE 21.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1 Medium purple · ΔE 28.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF980C

Analogous#0CECFF, #1E0CFF

Triadic#FF0C73, #73FF0C

Split complementary#FF1E0C, #ECFF0C

Tetradic#FF0CED, #FF980C, #0CFF1F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D8E9FF

Lighter +30%#A5CBFF

Lighter +20%#72AEFF

Lighter +10%#3F90FF

Darker −10%#005CD8

Darker −20%#0046A5

Darker −30%#003072

Darker −40%#001B3F

More saturated +25%#0C73FF

Less saturated −25%#2A78E1

Channel breakdown

R12

G115

B255

Red12 (4.7%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue214.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G 73 · B FF

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