#100A6B Color

#100A6B is rgb(16, 10, 107) in RGB, hsl(244, 83%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 91%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#100A6B

HEX#100A6B

RGBrgb(16, 10, 107)

HSLhsl(244, 83%, 23%)

HSVhsv(244, 91%, 42%)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 91%, 0%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(25.7% 0.153 270.6)

LABlab(10.73% 31.69 -54.62)

LCHlch(10.73% 63.14 300.12)

What #100A6B 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 #100A6B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 7.81 Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 8.01 Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 11.32 Phthalo Blue#000F89ΔE 14.3 Imperial Blue#002395ΔE 14.61 Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 15.1

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

#100A6B Channel Values

How #100A6B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 16 · G 10 · B 107	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 244° · S 83% · L 23%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 244° · S 91% · V 42%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 85% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 58%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.44:1 vs white · 1.28:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #100A6B 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 text16.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #100A6B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #100A6B; 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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Tints & Shades of #100A6B

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.

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How #100A6B 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#100A6B

Protanopia#0B0B6B

Protanomaly#0D0B6B

Deuteranopia#0C0C6B

Deuteranomaly#0E0B6B

Tritanopia#002828

Tritanomaly#001F4C

Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

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Using #100A6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-100a6b: #100A6B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #100A6B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-100a6b': '#100A6B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.039, blue: 0.420)

Android XML<color name="color_100a6b">#100A6B</color>

SVG fillfill="#100A6B"

More Blue Colors

#100A6B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#100A6B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #100A6B?

#100A6B is a dark blue — rgb(16, 10, 107) in RGB and hsl(244, 83%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #100A6B?

#100A6B is rgb(16, 10, 107) — red 16, green 10, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #100A6B?

#100A6B converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 91%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #100A6B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #100A6B scores 16.44:1 against white and 1.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #100A6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #100A6B 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 8.01, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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