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#100817 Color

#100817 is rgb(16, 8, 23) in RGB, hsl(272, 48%, 6%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 65%, 0%, 91%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Black (#010B13), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#100817
HEX#100817
RGBrgb(16, 8, 23)
HSLhsl(272, 48%, 6%)
HSVhsv(272, 65%, 9%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 65%, 0%, 91%)
OKLCHoklch(15.5% 0.033 307.7)
LABlab(3.08% 4.56 -6.81)
LCHlch(3.08% 8.20 303.79)

What #100817 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #100817, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#100817 Channel Values

How #100817 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 16 · G 8 · B 238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 48% · L 6%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 65% · V 9%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 91%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance19.64:1 vs white · 1.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #100817 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text19.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #100817

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #100817; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #100817

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #100817.

How #100817 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#100817
Protanopia#0A0A17
Protanomaly#0C0917
Deuteranopia#0B0B17
Deuteranomaly#0D0A17
Tritanopia#0E0B0B
Tritanomaly#0F0A10
Achromatopsia#0B0B0B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #100817 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-100817: #100817;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #100817;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-100817': '#100817' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.031, blue: 0.090)
Android XML<color name="color_100817">#100817</color>
SVG fillfill="#100817"

More Purple Colors

#100817 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#100817 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #100817?

#100817 is a darkest purple — rgb(16, 8, 23) in RGB and hsl(272, 48%, 6%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #100817?

#100817 is rgb(16, 8, 23) — red 16, green 8, and blue 23 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #100817?

#100817 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 65%, 0%, 91%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #100817 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #100817 scores 19.64:1 against white and 1.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #100817 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #100817 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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