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#0E1BCD Color

#0E1BCD is rgb(14, 27, 205) in RGB, hsl(236, 87%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 87%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0E1BCD
HEX#0E1BCD
RGBrgb(14, 27, 205)
HSLhsl(236, 87%, 43%)
HSVhsv(236, 93%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 87%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(40.2% 0.253 265.6)
LABlab(25.52% 50.75 -90.25)
LCHlch(25.52% 103.54 299.35)

What #0E1BCD 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 #0E1BCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 9.1Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 12.67Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.38Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 14.76Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 15.2Duke Blue#00009CΔE 16.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#0E1BCD Channel Values

How #0E1BCD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 14 · G 27 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 87% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 93% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 87% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.21:1 vs white · 2.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0E1BCD 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 text10.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #0E1BCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #0E1BCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0E1BCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0E1BCD
Complementary
#CDC00E
Analogous
#0E7ACD
Analogous
#610ECD
Triadic
#CD0E1B
Triadic
#1BCD0E
Split comp.
#CD610E
Split comp.
#7ACD0E

Tints & Shades of #0E1BCD

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.

Tints

#1524EF
#3B48F1
#626BF4
#838BF6
#A9AEF9
#CFD2FC

Shades

#0C17B0
#0B1499
#09107C
#070D64
#050948
#030630

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0E1BCD.

How #0E1BCD 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#0E1BCD
Protanopia#1919CD
Protanomaly#151ACD
Deuteranopia#1717CD
Deuteranomaly#1419CD
Tritanopia#005353
Tritanomaly#004394
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #0E1BCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0e1bcd: #0E1BCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0E1BCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0e1bcd': '#0E1BCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.055, green: 0.106, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_0e1bcd">#0E1BCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#0E1BCD"

More Blue Colors

#0E1BCD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#0E1BCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0E1BCD?

#0E1BCD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(14, 27, 205) in RGB and hsl(236, 87%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.1.

What is the RGB value of #0E1BCD?

#0E1BCD is rgb(14, 27, 205) — red 14, green 27, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0E1BCD?

#0E1BCD converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 87%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0E1BCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #0E1BCD scores 10.21:1 against white and 2.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0E1BCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0E1BCD 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 9.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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