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#0a225e color: Black Sea Night

#0a225e is rgb(10, 34, 94) in RGB and oklch(27.834% 0.11124 263.929) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

27.8%
0.111
264°
  • Blue
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.40:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #0a225e

#0a225e is a soft very dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 27.8% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.96:1 contrast and black text 1.4:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Black Sea Night (#052462). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More very dark blue colors

Lighter: #0a225e mixed with white

  1. 0a225e
  2. 1f376e
  3. 344c7e
  4. 4b618e
  5. 62769e
  6. 7b8cae
  7. 94a2bf
  8. aeb9cf
  9. c8d0df
  10. e3e7ef

Darker: #0a225e mixed with black

  1. 0a225e
  2. 071c51
  3. 051644
  4. 031137
  5. 020b2b
  6. 01071f
  7. 010314
  8. 00010a
  9. 000003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #0a225e with less saturation

  1. 0a225e
  2. 0d2459
  3. 112554
  4. 14264e
  5. 172749
  6. 1a2844
  7. 1d283e
  8. 202839
  9. 232934
  10. 26292e

Questions about #0a225e

What color is #0a225e?

#0a225e is soft very dark blue. The closest named color is Black Sea Night. In RGB it is rgb(10, 34, 94), in HSL hsl(222.86, 80.77%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.834% 0.11124 263.929).

What colors go well with #0a225e?

The complementary color of #0a225e is #3a2400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #002d4a and #2e1758. The triadic partners are #520109 and #003500.

Is white or black text more readable on #0a225e?

White text reads better on #0a225e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and black gives 1.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #0a225e a warm or cool color?

#0a225e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 27.8% and its chroma 0.111.