Recognised as Colour

#0F173C

#0F173C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#0F173C is a blue with RGB values 15, 23, 60 and HSL 229°, 60%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#0F173C#0F173C

HEX#0F173C

RGBrgb(15, 23, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.0588, 0.0902, 0.2353

RGB percentages5.9%, 9%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(229.3, 60%, 14.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 75%, 23.5%)

CMYK75%, 61.7%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer988,988

CSS custom property--colour: #0F173C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.38:1

Contrast with white17.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#F0E8C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#021C3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00183Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#002026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.1 Dim grey · ΔE 44.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 45.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3C340F

Analogous#0F2D3C, #1E0F3C

Triadic#3C0F17, #173C0F

Split complementary#3C1E0F, #2D3C0F

Tetradic#3C0F2D, #3C340F, #0F3C1E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#465FD1

Lighter +30%#2E46B6

Lighter +20%#23368E

Lighter +10%#192765

Darker −10%#050713

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#061145

Less saturated −25%#181D33

Channel breakdown

R15

G23

B60

Red15 (5.9%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue229.33°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness14.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0F · G 17 · B 3C

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