What color is #0C407B?

#0C407B is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0C407B?

The RGB value is 12, 64, 123: 12 red, 64 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0C407B?

The complementary color is #7B470C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0C407B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0C407B color

#0C407B rgb(12, 64, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0C407B is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.7% red, 25.1% green and 48.2% blue (12, 64, 123).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 82% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Aegean Blue (#1B416F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#0C407B color codes

HEX	`#0C407B`
RGB	`rgb(12, 64, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.7%, 25.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 82%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 90%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 48%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.23, 7.76, -38.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.23, 38.88, 281.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.559, 5.174, 19.441)`
Decimal	`802939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0C407B, 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 #0C407B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0C407B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #0C407B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0c407b; }
.text { color: #0c407b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0c407b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(12 64 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0c407b, #0f0c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #0C407B?: #0C407B is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0C407B?: The RGB value is 12, 64, 123: 12 red, 64 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0C407B?: The complementary color is #7B470C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0C407B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.