#0F2CA8

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Navy.

About #0F2CA8

The precise color #0F2CA8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Navy. In the RGB color space, it consists of 15 red, 44 green, and 168 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 91% cyan and 74% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0F2CA8
RGB15, 44, 168
HSL228.6°, 83.6%, 35.9%
CMYK91%, 74%, 0%, 34%
HSV228.6°, 91.1%, 65.9%
LAB26.0, 39.8, -67.9
XYZ8.2, 4.7, 37.5
Decimal994472

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.79:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.95:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.65:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0F2CA8; }
.text-color { color: #0F2CA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0F2CA8; }

Similar Colors

Navy
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