#100b9c Color Information

#100b9c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #100b9c. In RGB, it consists of 6.3% Red, 4.3% Green, and 61.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 89.7% Cyan, 92.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 38.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 242.1°, with saturation of 86.8% and lightness of 32.7%. The decimal value for #100b9c is 1051548, and its nearest "web safe" color is #000099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #100b9c is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#100b9c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color16, 11, 156 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color6.3%, 4.3%, 61.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.937, 0.957, 0.388 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.897, 0.929, 0, 0.388 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color242.1°, 86.8%, 32.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color242.1°, 92.9%, 61.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color6.334, 2.750, 31.649 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color16, 11, 156 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1051548 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color19.013, 51.798, -72.118 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)19.013, 88.792, 305.688 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color19.013, -4.962, -72.839 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color16.583, 39.163, -101.553 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.156, 0.068, 2.750 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279241628 / 0xff100b9c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#000099 Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #100b9c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #100b9c, its pure hue is 242.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.8%, and its lightness is 32.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #100b9c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #020114 to #0e0a89.

Tints of #100b9c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #100b9c, its pure hue is 242.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.8%, and its lightness is 32.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #100b9c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #2e2aa8 to #e1e1f3.

Tones of #100b9c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #100b9c, its pure hue is 242.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #100b9c, which range from #545454 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0600a7 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #100b9c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #100b9c! For #100b9c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #100b9c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #100b9c

This color, #100b9c, consists of 6.3% Red, 4.3% Green, and 61.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 16, Green = 11, Blue = 156. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #100b9c is 89.7% Cyan, 92.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 38.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R6.3%
C89.7%
G4.3%
M92.9%
B61.2%
Y0.0%
K38.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 16 11 156
Octal 20 13 234
Hexa #10 #0b #9c
Binary 00010000 00001011 10011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 89 92 0 38
Octal 131 134 0 46
Hexa #59 #5c #00 #26
Binary 01011001 01011100 00000000 00100110

Analogous Colors of #100b9c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #100b9c — which has hue 242.1° — its analogous colors are located at 212.1° and 272.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #100b9c.

Triadic Colors of #100b9c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #100b9c — which has hue 242.1° — its triadic colors are located at 2.1° and 242.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #100b9c.

Complementary Color of #100b9c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #100b9c — which has hue 242.1° — its complementary color is located at 62.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #100b9c.

Split Complementary Colors of #100b9c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #100b9c — which has hue 242.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 32.1° and 242.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #100b9c.

Tetradic Colors of #100b9c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #100b9c — which has hue 242.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 152.1°, 242.1°, 332.1°, and 62.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #100b9c.

Monochromatic Colors of #100b9c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #100b9c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #0b084b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #1008f2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #100b9c

We want to make getting started with #100b9c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #100b9c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #100b9c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #100b9c with other HTML elements.

#100b9c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #100b9c.
<span style="color: #100b9c;">The color of this text is #100b9c.</span>

#100b9c Background Color

The background color for this text is #100b9c.
<div style="background-color: #100b9c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #100b9c.</div>

#100b9c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #100b9c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #100b9c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #100b9c.</span>

#100b9c Border Color

This is a div with border color #100b9c.
<div style="border: #100b9c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #100b9c.</div>

#100b9c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #100b9c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #100b9c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #100b9c on a white background.</div></div>

#100b9c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #100b9c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #100b9c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #100b9c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #100b9c to White

This is a gradient from #100b9c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#100b9c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#100b9c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#100b9c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#100b9c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #100b9c to white.</div>

Gradient from #100b9c to Black

This is a gradient from #100b9c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#100b9c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#100b9c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#100b9c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#100b9c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #100b9c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #100b9c

In addition to using #100b9c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #100b9c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #100b9c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 16, Green = 11, Blue = 156). If you need details about the color coordinates of #100b9c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #100b9c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(16, 11, 156)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #100b9c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #100b9c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #100b9c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(16, 11, 156);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#100b9c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:16, green:11, blue:156, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:16 green:11 blue:156 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(16f, 11f, 156f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(16, 11, 156);
 

#100b9c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #100b9c the same way. For those with color blindness, #100b9c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #100b9c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #100b9c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #100b9c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #100b9c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #100b9c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 13.5:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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