#0F508A

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #0F508A

Visually, #0F508A is defined as a vivid blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(15, 80, 138).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 89% cyan and 42% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 208.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0F508A
RGB15, 80, 138
HSL208.3°, 80.4%, 30.0%
CMYK89%, 42%, 0%, 46%
HSV208.3°, 89.1%, 54.1%
LAB33.3, 3.4, -37.7
XYZ7.7, 7.7, 25.1
Decimal1003658

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.53:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.15:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0F508A; }
.text-color { color: #0F508A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0F508A; }

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