Recognised as Colour

#105CAF

#105CAF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#105CAF is a blue with RGB values 16, 92, 175 and HSL 211°, 83%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#105CAF#105CAF

HEX#105CAF

RGBrgb(16, 92, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.3608, 0.6863

RGB percentages6.3%, 36.1%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(211.3, 83.2%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 90.9%, 68.6%)

CMYK90.9%, 47.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,072,303

CSS custom property--colour: #105CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#EFA350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C64B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6 Royal blue · ΔE 23.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24 Steel blue · ΔE 26.8 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AF6310

Analogous#10ABAF, #1410AF

Triadic#AF105C, #5CAF10

Split complementary#AF1310, #ACAF10

Tetradic#AF10AB, #AF6310, #10AF14

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#96C3F5

Lighter +30%#67A9F1

Lighter +20%#388FED

Lighter +10%#1475DE

Darker −10%#0C4380

Darker −20%#072B52

Darker −30%#031223

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005BBF

Less saturated −25%#285D97

Channel breakdown

R16

G92

B175

Red16 (6.3%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue211.32°

Saturation (HSL)83.25%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 10 · G 5C · B AF

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