#0A3EFA Color

#0A3EFA is rgb(10, 62, 250) in RGB, hsl(227, 96%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(96%, 75%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), visibly different at ΔE 10.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0A3EFA

HEX#0A3EFA

RGBrgb(10, 62, 250)

HSLhsl(227, 96%, 51%)

HSVhsv(227, 96%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(96%, 75%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.276 264.4)

LABlab(36.59% 46.16 -97.52)

LCHlch(36.59% 107.90 295.33)

What #0A3EFA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #0A3EFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 10.96 Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 18.4 Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 18.65 Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 18.74 Han Purple#5218FAΔE 20.04 Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 25.84

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#0A3EFA Channel Values

How #0A3EFA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 10 · G 62 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 227° · S 96% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 227° · S 96% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 96% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.81:1 vs white · 3.08:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0A3EFA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0A3EFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0A3EFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #0A3EFA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #0A3EFA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#0A3EFA

Protanopia#3939FA

Protanomaly#2C3BFA

Deuteranopia#3333FA

Deuteranomaly#2838FA

Tritanopia#007070

Tritanomaly#0060B8

Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #0A3EFA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-0a3efa: #0A3EFA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0A3EFA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0a3efa': '#0A3EFA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.039, green: 0.243, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="color_0a3efa">#0A3EFA</color>

SVG fillfill="#0A3EFA"

More Blue Colors

#0A3EFA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#0A3EFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0A3EFA?

#0A3EFA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(10, 62, 250) in RGB and hsl(227, 96%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.96.

What is the RGB value of #0A3EFA?

#0A3EFA is rgb(10, 62, 250) — red 10, green 62, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0A3EFA?

#0A3EFA converts to approximately cmyk(96%, 75%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0A3EFA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0A3EFA scores 6.81:1 against white and 3.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0A3EFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0A3EFA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 18.4, which is visibly different.

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