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Recognised as Colour

#0C78AE

  • #0C78AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0C78AE is a blue with RGB values 12, 120, 174 and HSL 200°, 87%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0C78AE#0C78AE
HEX#0C78AE
RGBrgb(12, 120, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.4706, 0.6824
RGB percentages4.7%, 47.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(200, 87.1%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 93.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK93.1%, 31%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer817,326
CSS custom property--colour: #0C78AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#F38751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E79B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#496BADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00868Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Light skyblue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE420C
Analogous#0CAE93, #0C27AE
Triadic#AE0C78, #78AE0C
Split complementary#AE0C27, #AE930C
Tetradic#930CAE, #AE420C, #27AE0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FD4F7
Lighter +30%#5FC2F4
Lighter +20%#2FB0F1
Lighter +10%#0F99DE
Darker −10%#09577E
Darker −20%#05364F
Darker −30%#02151F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#007CBA
Less saturated −25%#237097

Channel breakdown

R12
G120
B174
Red12 (4.7%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 78 · B AE

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