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Recognised as Colour

#101CBE

  • #101CBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#101CBE is a blue with RGB values 16, 28, 190 and HSL 236°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#101CBE#101CBE
HEX#101CBE
RGBrgb(16, 28, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.1098, 0.7451
RGB percentages6.3%, 11%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(235.9, 84.5%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 91.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK91.6%, 85.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,055,934
CSS custom property--colour: #101CBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#EFE341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0033BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#005371no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.4Dark blue · ΔE 17.6Navy · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Indigo · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB210
Analogous#1073BE, #5B10BE
Triadic#BE101C, #1CBE10
Split complementary#BE5B10, #73BE10
Tetradic#BE1073, #BEB210, #10BE5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A3A9F7
Lighter +30%#747DF3
Lighter +20%#4550EF
Lighter +10%#1624EB
Darker −10%#0C158F
Darker −20%#080E60
Darker −30%#040731
Darker −40%#000002
More saturated +25%#000ECE
Less saturated −25%#2A32A4

Channel breakdown

R16
G28
B190
Red16 (6.3%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue235.86°
Saturation (HSL)84.47%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 1C · B BE

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