What color is #0B264A?

#0B264A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oxford Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B264A?

The RGB value is 11, 38, 74: 11 red, 38 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B264A?

The complementary color is #4A2F0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B264A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B264A color

#0B264A rgb(11, 38, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0B264A is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 14.9% green and 29% blue (11, 38, 74).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 74% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#0B264A color codes

HEX	`#0B264A`
RGB	`rgb(11, 38, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 14.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 74%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 85%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 49%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.23, 4.94, -25.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.23, 25.77, 281.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.067, 1.952, 6.745)`
Decimal	`730698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B264A, 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 #0B264A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B264A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #0B264A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b264a; }
.text { color: #0b264a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b264a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 38 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b264a, #100b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B264A?: #0B264A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oxford Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B264A?: The RGB value is 11, 38, 74: 11 red, 38 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B264A?: The complementary color is #4A2F0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B264A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.