Recognised as Colour

#103BFD

#103BFD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#103BFD is a blue with RGB values 16, 59, 253 and HSL 229°, 98%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#103BFD#103BFD

HEX#103BFD

RGBrgb(16, 59, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.2314, 0.9922

RGB percentages6.3%, 23.1%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(229.1, 98.3%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 93.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK93.7%, 76.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,063,933

CSS custom property--colour: #103BFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#EFC402

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00779Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.9 Blue · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24 Dark violet · ΔE 30.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.1 Dark blue · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDD210

Analogous#10B1FD, #5C10FD

Triadic#FD103B, #3BFD10

Split complementary#FD5C10, #B1FD10

Tetradic#FD10B1, #FDD210, #10FD5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAE1FF

Lighter +30%#A8B7FE

Lighter +20%#758EFE

Lighter +10%#4364FD

Darker −10%#0229D8

Darker −20%#011FA6

Darker −30%#011673

Darker −40%#010C40

More saturated +25%#0E3AFF

Less saturated −25%#2E4EDF

Channel breakdown

R16

G59

B253

Red16 (6.3%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue229.11°

Saturation (HSL)98.34%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 10 · G 3B · B FD

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