What color is #0C30AA?

#0C30AA is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color International Klein Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C30AA?

The RGB value is 12, 48, 170: 12 red, 48 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C30AA?

The complementary color is #AA860C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C30AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C30AA color

#0C30AA rgb(12, 48, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0C30AA is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 18.8% green and 66.7% blue (12, 48, 170).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 87% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is International Klein Blue (#002FA6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#0C30AA color codes

HEX	`#0C30AA`
RGB	`rgb(12, 48, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 18.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 87%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 93%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 72%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27, 37.92, -67.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27, 77.3, 299.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.462, 5.093, 38.56)`
Decimal	`798890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C30AA, 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 #0C30AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C30AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #0C30AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c30aa; }
.text { color: #0c30aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c30aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 48 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c30aa, #370caa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0C30AA?: #0C30AA is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color International Klein Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C30AA?: The RGB value is 12, 48, 170: 12 red, 48 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C30AA?: The complementary color is #AA860C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C30AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.