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Recognised as Colour

#107ABA

  • #107ABA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#107ABA is a blue with RGB values 16, 122, 186 and HSL 203°, 84%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#107ABA#107ABA
HEX#107ABA
RGBrgb(16, 122, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.0627, 0.4784, 0.7294
RGB percentages6.3%, 47.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(202.6, 84.2%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 91.4%, 72.9%)
CMYK91.4%, 34.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,079,994
CSS custom property--colour: #107ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#EF8545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B7CBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#446EB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA5010
Analogous#10BAA5, #1025BA
Triadic#BA107A, #7ABA10
Split complementary#BA1025, #BAA510
Tetradic#A510BA, #BA5010, #25BA10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FD6F7
Lighter +30%#70C2F3
Lighter +20%#41ADEF
Lighter +10%#1499E9
Darker −10%#0C5B8B
Darker −20%#083C5C
Darker −30%#041E2D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#007ECA
Less saturated −25%#2974A1

Channel breakdown

R16
G122
B186
Red16 (6.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue202.59°
Saturation (HSL)84.16%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 10 · G 7A · B BA

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