What color is #0F41A1?

#0F41A1 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cobalt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0F41A1?

The RGB value is 15, 65, 161: 15 red, 65 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F41A1?

The complementary color is #A16F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F41A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F41A1 color

#0F41A1 rgb(15, 65, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0F41A1 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 25.5% green and 63.1% blue (15, 65, 161).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 83% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047AB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#0F41A1 color codes

HEX	`#0F41A1`
RGB	`rgb(15, 65, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 25.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 83%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 91%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 60%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.53, 23.19, -56.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.53, 60.74, 292.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.518, 6.454, 34.508)`
Decimal	`999841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F41A1, 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 #0F41A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F41A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #0F41A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f41a1; }
.text { color: #0f41a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f41a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 65 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f41a1, #260fa1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0F41A1?: #0F41A1 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cobalt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0F41A1?: The RGB value is 15, 65, 161: 15 red, 65 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F41A1?: The complementary color is #A16F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F41A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.