What color is #0A0530?

#0A0530 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A0530?

The RGB value is 10, 5, 48: 10 red, 5 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A0530?

The complementary color is #2B3005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A0530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A0530 color

#0A0530 rgb(10, 5, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A0530 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 2% green and 18.8% blue (10, 5, 48).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 81% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.49:1).

#0A0530 color codes

HEX	`#0A0530`
RGB	`rgb(10, 5, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 81%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 90%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 90%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.49, 14.15, -25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.49, 29.3, 298.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.713, 0.386, 2.833)`
Decimal	`656688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A0530, 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 #0A0530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A0530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #0A0530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a0530; }
.text { color: #0a0530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a0530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 5 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a0530, #200530); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #0A0530?: #0A0530 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A0530?: The RGB value is 10, 5, 48: 10 red, 5 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A0530?: The complementary color is #2B3005, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A0530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.