Exploring the Color #0C16A3

#0C16A3 sits at 236° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 86% saturation and 34% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, shadowed tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 12, 22, 163 produces a 12.66:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #0C16A3 is a clear variant of CSS navy — about 43 units away from #000080. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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