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Colour

#104AE9

  • #104AE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#104AE9 is a blue with RGB values 16, 74, 233 and HSL 224°, 87%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#104AE9#104AE9
HEX#104AE9
RGBrgb(16, 74, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.2902, 0.9137
RGB percentages6.3%, 29%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(224, 87.1%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 93.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK93.1%, 68.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,067,753
CSS custom property--colour: #104AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#EFB516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6Blue violet · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.5Medium blue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 28Dark blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9AF10
Analogous#10B6E9, #4210E9
Triadic#E9104A, #4AE910
Split complementary#E94310, #B6E910
Tetradic#E910B7, #E9AF10, #10E943

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD7FB
Lighter +30%#9AB3F8
Lighter +20%#6A8FF5
Lighter +10%#3A6BF2
Darker −10%#0D3BB9
Darker −20%#092C8A
Darker −30%#061D5A
Darker −40%#030D2A
More saturated +25%#0043F9
Less saturated −25%#2F58CA

Channel breakdown

R16
G74
B233
Red16 (6.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue223.96°
Saturation (HSL)87.15%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 4A · B E9

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