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#10496A Color

#10496A is rgb(16, 73, 106) in RGB, hsl(202, 74%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 31%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#10496A
HEX#10496A
RGBrgb(16, 73, 106)
HSLhsl(202, 74%, 24%)
HSVhsv(202, 85%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 31%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(38.7% 0.079 239.8)
LABlab(28.81% -8.54 -24.74)
LCHlch(28.81% 26.17 250.96)

What #10496A 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 #10496A, 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 blue in the library.

#10496A Channel Values

How #10496A 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 73 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 74% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 85% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.62:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #10496A 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 text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #10496A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #10496A; 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 #10496A

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 #10496A 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#10496A
Protanopia#43436A
Protanomaly#35456A
Deuteranopia#3D3D6B
Deuteranomaly#30426A
Tritanopia#004E4E
Tritanomaly#004C5B
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #10496A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-10496a: #10496A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #10496A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-10496a': '#10496A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.063, green: 0.286, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_10496a">#10496A</color>
SVG fillfill="#10496A"

More Blue Colors

#10496A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#10496A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #10496A?

#10496A is a dark blue — rgb(16, 73, 106) in RGB and hsl(202, 74%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #10496A?

#10496A is rgb(16, 73, 106) — red 16, green 73, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #10496A?

#10496A converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 31%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #10496A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #10496A scores 9.62:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #10496A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #10496A 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.26, which is visibly different.

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