What color is #0B1866?

#0B1866 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B1866?

The RGB value is 11, 24, 102: 11 red, 24 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B1866?

The complementary color is #66590B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B1866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B1866 color

#0B1866 rgb(11, 24, 102)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0B1866 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 9.4% green and 40% blue (11, 24, 102).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 81% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

#0B1866 color codes

HEX	`#0B1866`
RGB	`rgb(11, 24, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 9.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 81%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 89%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 76%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.73, 27.41, -46.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.73, 54.04, 300.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.862, 1.683, 12.742)`
Decimal	`727142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B1866, 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 #0B1866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B1866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #0B1866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b1866; }
.text { color: #0b1866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b1866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 24 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b1866, #2c0b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B1866?: #0B1866 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B1866?: The RGB value is 11, 24, 102: 11 red, 24 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B1866?: The complementary color is #66590B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B1866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.