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Recognised as Colour

#0C8FDA

  • #0C8FDA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0C8FDA is a blue with RGB values 12, 143, 218 and HSL 202°, 90%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0C8FDA#0C8FDA
HEX#0C8FDA
RGBrgb(12, 143, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.5608, 0.8549
RGB percentages4.7%, 56.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(201.8, 89.6%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 94.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK94.5%, 34.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer823,258
CSS custom property--colour: #0C8FDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#F37025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B92DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F81D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1Sky blue · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA570C
Analogous#0CDABE, #0C28DA
Triadic#DA0C8F, #8FDA0C
Split complementary#DA0C28, #DABE0C
Tetradic#BE0CDA, #DA570C, #28DA0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7E2FB
Lighter +30%#87CFF8
Lighter +20%#56BCF6
Lighter +10%#26A8F3
Darker −10%#096FAA
Darker −20%#075079
Darker −30%#043049
Darker −40%#011019
More saturated +25%#0092E6
Less saturated −25%#2987BD

Channel breakdown

R12
G143
B218
Red12 (4.7%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue201.84°
Saturation (HSL)89.57%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 8F · B DA

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