What color is #0C25A1?

#0C25A1 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deepsea Kraken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C25A1?

The RGB value is 12, 37, 161: 12 red, 37 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C25A1?

The complementary color is #A1880C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C25A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C25A1 color

#0C25A1 rgb(12, 37, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0C25A1 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 14.5% green and 63.1% blue (12, 37, 161).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 86% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Deepsea Kraken (#082599), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#0C25A1 color codes

HEX	`#0C25A1`
RGB	`rgb(12, 37, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 14.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 86%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 93%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 77%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.58, 41.37, -67.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.58, 79.23, 301.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.244, 3.974, 34.096)`
Decimal	`796065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C25A1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0C25A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C25A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0C25A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c25a1; }
.text { color: #0c25a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c25a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 37 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c25a1, #3e0ca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #0C25A1?: #0C25A1 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deepsea Kraken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C25A1?: The RGB value is 12, 37, 161: 12 red, 37 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C25A1?: The complementary color is #A1880C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C25A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.