What color is #0F52BA?

#0F52BA is a vivid azure known as Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sapphire?

The RGB value is 15, 82, 186: 15 red, 82 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sapphire?

The complementary color is #BA770F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F52BA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sapphire color: hex code #0F52BA

#0F52BA rgb(15, 82, 186)

Shades of blue

Sapphire has the hex code #0F52BA. It is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 32.2% green and 72.9% blue (15, 82, 186).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 85% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

Sapphire (#0F52BA) color codes

HEX	`#0F52BA`
RGB	`rgb(15, 82, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 32.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 85%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 92%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 56%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.26, 21.77, -60.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.26, 63.87, 289.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.074, 9.68, 47.677)`
Decimal	`1004218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sapphire, 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 #0F52BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F52BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #0F52BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f52ba; }
.text { color: #0f52ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f52ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 82 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f52ba, #220fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0F52BA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0F52BA?: #0F52BA is a vivid azure known as Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sapphire?: The RGB value is 15, 82, 186: 15 red, 82 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sapphire?: The complementary color is #BA770F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F52BA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.