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Recognised as Colour

#10236C

  • #10236C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#10236C is a blue with RGB values 16, 35, 108 and HSL 228°, 74%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#10236C#10236C
HEX#10236C
RGBrgb(16, 35, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.1373, 0.4235
RGB percentages6.3%, 13.7%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(227.6, 74.2%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 85.2%, 42.4%)
CMYK85.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,057,644
CSS custom property--colour: #10236C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.2:1
Contrast with white14.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#EFDC93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002F6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#00276Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003644no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 14Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Indigo · ΔE 30.6Navy · ΔE 32.5Slate blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C5910
Analogous#10516C, #2B106C
Triadic#6C1023, #236C10
Split complementary#6C2B10, #516C10
Tetradic#6C1051, #6C5910, #106C2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#607CE8
Lighter +30%#3458E1
Lighter +20%#1D40C5
Lighter +10%#173198
Darker −10%#091540
Darker −20%#030613
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001A7C
Less saturated −25%#1F2C5D

Channel breakdown

R16
G35
B108
Red16 (6.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue227.61°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 23 · B 6C

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