What color is #0A0555?

#0A0555 is a very dark, vivid blue known as Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ravenclaw?

The RGB value is 10, 5, 85: 10 red, 5 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ravenclaw?

The complementary color is #505505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A0555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ravenclaw color: hex code #0A0555

#0A0555 rgb(10, 5, 85)

Shades of black

Ravenclaw has the hex code #0A0555. It is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 2% green and 33.3% blue (10, 5, 85).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 89% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

Ravenclaw (#0A0555) color codes

HEX	`#0A0555`
RGB	`rgb(10, 5, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 89%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 94%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 94%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.49, 32.5, -45.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.49, 55.92, 305.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.819, 0.829, 8.657)`
Decimal	`656725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ravenclaw, 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 #0A0555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A0555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #0A0555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a0555; }
.text { color: #0a0555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a0555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 5 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a0555, #320555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

See #0A0555 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0A0555?: #0A0555 is a very dark, vivid blue known as Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ravenclaw?: The RGB value is 10, 5, 85: 10 red, 5 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ravenclaw?: The complementary color is #505505, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A0555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.