Colour

#100C36

#100C36
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#100C36 is a blue with RGB values 16, 12, 54 and HSL 246°, 64%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#100C36#100C36

HEX#100C36

RGBrgb(16, 12, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.0471, 0.2118

RGB percentages6.3%, 4.7%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(245.7, 63.6%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 77.8%, 21.2%)

CMYK70.4%, 77.8%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,051,702

CSS custom property--colour: #100C36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.62:1

Contrast with white18.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#EFF3C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001437no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#001135no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00171Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 29.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2 Black · ΔE 31.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 44 Indigo · ΔE 47

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 29.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#32360C

Analogous#0C1D36, #250C36

Triadic#36100C, #0C3610

Split complementary#36250C, #1D360C

Tetradic#360C1D, #32360C, #0C3625

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#493BD3

Lighter +30%#3528B3

Lighter +20%#291F89

Lighter +10%#1C1560

Darker −10%#04030C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#09043E

Less saturated −25%#17142E

Channel breakdown

R16

G12

B54

Red16 (6.3%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue245.71°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 10 · G 0C · B 36

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