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Colour

#106FBF

  • #106FBF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#106FBF is a blue with RGB values 16, 111, 191 and HSL 207°, 85%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#106FBF#106FBF
HEX#106FBF
RGBrgb(16, 111, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.4353, 0.749
RGB percentages6.3%, 43.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(207.4, 84.5%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 91.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK91.6%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,077,183
CSS custom property--colour: #106FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#EF9040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4675C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2766BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF6010
Analogous#10BFB8, #1017BF
Triadic#BF106F, #6FBF10
Split complementary#BF1017, #BFB810
Tetradic#B810BF, #BF6010, #17BF10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4D1F7
Lighter +30%#75B9F3
Lighter +20%#46A2EF
Lighter +10%#168AEC
Darker −10%#0C5490
Darker −20%#083861
Darker −30%#041D32
Darker −40%#000203
More saturated +25%#0070CF
Less saturated −25%#2A6DA5

Channel breakdown

R16
G111
B191
Red16 (6.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue207.43°
Saturation (HSL)84.54%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 6F · B BF

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