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Colour

#0C78FF

  • #0C78FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0C78FF is a blue with RGB values 12, 120, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0C78FF#0C78FF
HEX#0C78FF
RGBrgb(12, 120, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.4706, 1
RGB percentages4.7%, 47.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(213.3, 100%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 95.3%, 100%)
CMYK95.3%, 52.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer817,407
CSS custom property--colour: #0C78FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#F38700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009AB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF930C
Analogous#0CF2FF, #190CFF
Triadic#FF0C78, #78FF0C
Split complementary#FF190C, #F2FF0C
Tetradic#FF0CF2, #FF930C, #0CFF19

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E9FF
Lighter +30%#A5CDFF
Lighter +20%#72B1FF
Lighter +10%#3F94FF
Darker −10%#0060D8
Darker −20%#0049A5
Darker −30%#003372
Darker −40%#001C3F
More saturated +25%#0C78FF
Less saturated −25%#2A7BE1

Channel breakdown

R12
G120
B255
Red12 (4.7%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 78 · B FF

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