What color is #0B0430?

#0B0430 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 #0B0430?

The RGB value is 11, 4, 48: 11 red, 4 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B0430?

The complementary color is #293004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B0430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B0430 color

#0B0430 rgb(11, 4, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #0B0430 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 1.6% green and 18.8% blue (11, 4, 48).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 85% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.55:1).

#0B0430 color codes

HEX	`#0B0430`
RGB	`rgb(11, 4, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 1.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 85%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 92%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 92%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.35, 14.82, -25.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.35, 29.82, 299.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.715, 0.371, 2.83)`
Decimal	`721968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B0430, 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 #0B0430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B0430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #0B0430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b0430; }
.text { color: #0b0430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b0430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 4 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b0430, #210430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #0B0430?: #0B0430 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 #0B0430?: The RGB value is 11, 4, 48: 11 red, 4 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B0430?: The complementary color is #293004, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B0430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.