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Recognised as Colour

#0C99EB

  • #0C99EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0C99EB is a blue with RGB values 12, 153, 235 and HSL 202°, 90%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0C99EB#0C99EB
HEX#0C99EB
RGBrgb(12, 153, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.6, 0.9216
RGB percentages4.7%, 60%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(202.1, 90.3%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 94.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK94.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer825,835
CSS custom property--colour: #0C99EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#F36614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719CEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#538AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9Royal blue · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB5E0C
Analogous#0CEBCE, #0C29EB
Triadic#EB0C99, #99EB0C
Split complementary#EB0C2A, #EBCD0C
Tetradic#CD0CEB, #EB5E0C, #29EB0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7E9FC
Lighter +30%#96D5FA
Lighter +20%#66C2F7
Lighter +10%#35AEF5
Darker −10%#0A79BA
Darker −20%#075A8A
Darker −30%#053A59
Darker −40%#021B29
More saturated +25%#009CF7
Less saturated −25%#2B91CC

Channel breakdown

R12
G153
B235
Red12 (4.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue202.06°
Saturation (HSL)90.28%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G 99 · B EB

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