What color is #0F3B82?

#0F3B82 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color One Minute to Midnight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F3B82?

The RGB value is 15, 59, 130: 15 red, 59 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F3B82?

The complementary color is #82560F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F3B82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F3B82 color

#0F3B82 rgb(15, 59, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0F3B82 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 23.1% green and 51% blue (15, 59, 130).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 79% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is One Minute to Midnight (#003388), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#0F3B82 color codes

HEX	`#0F3B82`
RGB	`rgb(15, 59, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 23.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 79%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 88%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 55%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, 14.5, -44.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 46.34, 288.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.789, 4.84, 21.744)`
Decimal	`998274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F3B82, 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 #0F3B82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F3B82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #0F3B82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f3b82; }
.text { color: #0f3b82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f3b82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 59 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f3b82, #1c0f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #0F3B82?: #0F3B82 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color One Minute to Midnight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F3B82?: The RGB value is 15, 59, 130: 15 red, 59 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F3B82?: The complementary color is #82560F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F3B82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.