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#0F94E6 Color

#0F94E6 is rgb(15, 148, 230) in RGB, hsl(203, 88%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 36%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Blue (#00A2ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#0F94E6
HEX#0F94E6
RGBrgb(15, 148, 230)
HSLhsl(203, 88%, 48%)
HSVhsv(203, 93%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 36%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.158 244.9)
LABlab(58.16% -9.87 -51.37)
LCHlch(58.16% 52.31 259.12)

What #0F94E6 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 #0F94E6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Blue#00A2EDΔE 7.65Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 8.15Green-blue (Crayola)#2887C8ΔE 10.37United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.99Rich Electric Blue#0892D0ΔE 11.52Ocean Boat Blue#0077BEΔE 12.27

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

#0F94E6 Channel Values

How #0F94E6 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 15 · G 148 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 203° · S 88% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 203° · S 93% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #0F94E6 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #0F94E6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #0F94E6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#0F94E6
Complementary
#E6610F
Analogous
#0FE6CD
Analogous
#0F28E6
Triadic
#E60F94
Triadic
#94E60F
Split comp.
#E60F28
Split comp.
#E6CD0F

Tints & Shades of #0F94E6

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

#27A4F1
#49B2F3
#6AC0F6
#91D0F8
#B2DFFA
#D4EDFC

Shades

#0D81C9
#0B6CA8
#09598B
#07476E
#053451
#031F30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #0F94E6.

How #0F94E6 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#0F94E6
Protanopia#8888E6
Protanomaly#6C8DE6
Deuteranopia#7B7BE7
Deuteranomaly#6286E7
Tritanopia#00A1A1
Tritanomaly#009CC1
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #0F94E6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-0f94e6: #0F94E6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #0F94E6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-0f94e6': '#0F94E6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.059, green: 0.580, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_0f94e6">#0F94E6</color>
SVG fillfill="#0F94E6"

More Blue Colors

#0F94E6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#0F94E6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #0F94E6?

#0F94E6 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(15, 148, 230) in RGB and hsl(203, 88%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Blue (#00A2ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #0F94E6?

#0F94E6 is rgb(15, 148, 230) — red 15, green 148, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #0F94E6?

#0F94E6 converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 36%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #0F94E6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #0F94E6 scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #0F94E6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #0F94E6 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 13.33, which is visibly different.

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