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Colour

#0CA0FF

  • #0CA0FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0CA0FF is a blue with RGB values 12, 160, 255 and HSL 203°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0CA0FF#0CA0FF
HEX#0CA0FF
RGBrgb(12, 160, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.6275, 1
RGB percentages4.7%, 62.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(203.5, 100%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 95.3%, 100%)
CMYK95.3%, 37.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer827,647
CSS custom property--colour: #0CA0FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#F35F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E91FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Deep skyblue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 32.1Light skyblue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF6B0C
Analogous#0CFFE5, #0C26FF
Triadic#FF0CA0, #A0FF0C
Split complementary#FF0C26, #FFE50C
Tetradic#E50CFF, #FF6B0C, #26FF0C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8F0FF
Lighter +30%#A5DCFF
Lighter +20%#72C8FF
Lighter +10%#3FB4FF
Darker −10%#0084D8
Darker −20%#0064A5
Darker −30%#004572
Darker −40%#00263F
More saturated +25%#0CA0FF
Less saturated −25%#2A99E1

Channel breakdown

R12
G160
B255
Red12 (4.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue203.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0C · G A0 · B FF

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