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Recognised as Colour

#105C98

  • #105C98
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#105C98 is a blue with RGB values 16, 92, 152 and HSL 206°, 81%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#105C98#105C98
HEX#105C98
RGBrgb(16, 92, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.3608, 0.5961
RGB percentages6.3%, 36.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(206.5, 81%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.5, 89.5%, 59.6%)
CMYK89.5%, 39.5%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,072,280
CSS custom property--colour: #105C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#EFA367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F609Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#295497no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.2Light slate grey · ΔE 33.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#984C10
Analogous#109890, #101898
Triadic#98105C, #5C9810
Split complementary#981018, #989010
Tetradic#901098, #984C10, #189810

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#82C1F2
Lighter +30%#54A9ED
Lighter +20%#2692E8
Lighter +10%#1578C6
Darker −10%#0B406A
Darker −20%#06243C
Darker −30%#01080E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005EA8
Less saturated −25%#255A83

Channel breakdown

R16
G92
B152
Red16 (6.3%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue206.47°
Saturation (HSL)80.95%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 5C · B 98

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