Royal is a medium dark bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Blue, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Royal is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Royal is #0C1793.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Royal has 5%% Red, 9% Green, and 58% Blue.
Royal has 235° Hue, 92% Saturation, and 58% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Royal has 235° Hue, 85% Saturation, and 31% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Royal has 92% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow, and 42% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#0C1793 |
|
RGB |
(12, 23, 147) |
(5%, 9%, 58%) |
HSV |
(235°, 92, 58) |
(65%, 92%, 58%) |
HSL |
(235°, 85, 31) |
(65%, 85%, 31%) |
CMYK |
(92, 84, 0, 42) |
(92%, 84%, 0%, 42%) |
The natural luminance of Royal is 3%, which is low.
Royal has a higher contrast with white than black.
Royal and black have a 1.6:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Royal and white have a 13.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
3% |
insufficient (1.6) |
AAA (13.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Royal paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 51% Blue, 2% Cyan, 42% Black, 5% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
51%
Cyan
2%
Magenta
0%
Black
42%
White
5%
To mix Royal paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 28% Cyan, 25% Magenta, 42% Black, 5% White, as shown below.
Cyan
28%
Magenta
25%
Yellow
0%
Black
42%
White
5%
Colors similar to Royal are: Denim Dark Blue, Phthalo Blue, Earth Blue, Zaffre, and Egyptian Blue. Denim Dark Blue is paler than Royal. Phthalo Blue is brighter than Royal. Earth Blue is more purple and brighter than Royal. Zaffre is brighter than Royal. Egyptian Blue is more cyan and lighter than Royal.