What color is #0E3786?

#0E3786 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color One Minute to Midnight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0E3786?

The RGB value is 14, 55, 134: 14 red, 55 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0E3786?

The complementary color is #865D0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0E3786?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0E3786 color

#0E3786 rgb(14, 55, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0E3786 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.5% red, 21.6% green and 52.5% blue (14, 55, 134).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 81% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is One Minute to Midnight (#003388), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#0E3786 color codes

HEX	`#0E3786`
RGB	`rgb(14, 55, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.5%, 21.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 81%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 90%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 59%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.4, 18.95, -47.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.4, 51.54, 291.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.849, 4.546, 23.119)`
Decimal	`931718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0E3786, 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 #0E3786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0E3786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #0E3786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0e3786; }
.text { color: #0e3786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0e3786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(14 55 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0e3786, #210e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #0E3786?: #0E3786 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color One Minute to Midnight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0E3786?: The RGB value is 14, 55, 134: 14 red, 55 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0E3786?: The complementary color is #865D0E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0E3786?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.