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Recognised as Colour

#0F85CC

  • #0F85CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0F85CC is a blue with RGB values 15, 133, 204 and HSL 203°, 86%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0F85CC#0F85CC
HEX#0F85CC
RGBrgb(15, 133, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0588, 0.5216, 0.8
RGB percentages5.9%, 52.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(202.5, 86.3%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 92.6%, 80%)
CMYK92.6%, 34.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,017,292
CSS custom property--colour: #0F85CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#F07A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6388CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4978CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 32Light slate grey · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC560F
Analogous#0FCCB4, #0F27CC
Triadic#CC0F85, #85CC0F
Split complementary#CC0F26, #CCB40F
Tetradic#B50FCC, #CC560F, #27CC0F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEDDF9
Lighter +30%#7EC9F6
Lighter +20%#4FB5F2
Lighter +10%#1FA1EF
Darker −10%#0C669C
Darker −20%#08476D
Darker −30%#05283D
Darker −40%#01090E
More saturated +25%#0089DB
Less saturated −25%#2A7EB1

Channel breakdown

R15
G133
B204
Red15 (5.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue202.54°
Saturation (HSL)86.3%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0F · G 85 · B CC

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