Recognised as Colour

#0F37FF

#0F37FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0F37FF is a blue with RGB values 15, 55, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0F37FF#0F37FF

HEX#0F37FF

RGBrgb(15, 55, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0588, 0.2157, 1

RGB percentages5.9%, 21.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(230, 100%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 94.1%, 100%)

CMYK94.1%, 78.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer997,375

CSS custom property--colour: #0F37FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#F0C800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#00769Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Blue · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 25 Dark violet · ΔE 31.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.8 Dark blue · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFD70F

Analogous#0FAFFF, #5F0FFF

Triadic#FF0F37, #37FF0F

Split complementary#FF5F0F, #AFFF0F

Tetradic#FF0FAF, #FFD70F, #0FFF5F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBE1FF

Lighter +30%#A8B6FF

Lighter +20%#758CFF

Lighter +10%#4261FF

Darker −10%#0024DB

Darker −20%#001CA8

Darker −30%#001375

Darker −40%#000B42

More saturated +25%#0F37FF

Less saturated −25%#2D4BE1

Channel breakdown

R15

G55

B255

Red15 (5.9%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0F · G 37 · B FF

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