Colour

#0C79ED

#0C79ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0C79ED is a blue with RGB values 12, 121, 237 and HSL 211°, 90%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0C79ED#0C79ED

HEX#0C79ED

RGBrgb(12, 121, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.4745, 0.9294

RGB percentages4.7%, 47.5%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(210.9, 90.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 94.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK94.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer817,645

CSS custom property--colour: #0C79ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#F38612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F85F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#0095A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4 Royal blue · ΔE 10.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED800C

Analogous#0CEAED, #0F0CED

Triadic#ED0C79, #79ED0C

Split complementary#ED0F0C, #EAED0C

Tetradic#ED0CEA, #ED800C, #0CED0F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9E2FC

Lighter +30%#98C7FA

Lighter +20%#68ADF7

Lighter +10%#3793F5

Darker −10%#0A60BC

Darker −20%#07478C

Darker −30%#052F5B

Darker −40%#02162B

More saturated +25%#0079F9

Less saturated −25%#2B7ACE

Channel breakdown

R12

G121

B237

Red12 (4.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue210.93°

Saturation (HSL)90.36%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0C · G 79 · B ED

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Colour values

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