What color is #1034A6?

#1034A6 is a dark, vivid blue known as Egyptian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Egyptian Blue?

The RGB value is 16, 52, 166: 16 red, 52 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Egyptian Blue?

The complementary color is #A68210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1034A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Egyptian Blue color: hex code #1034A6

#1034A6 rgb(16, 52, 166)

Shades of blue

Egyptian Blue has the hex code #1034A6. It is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 20.4% green and 65.1% blue (16, 52, 166).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 82% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

Egyptian Blue (#1034A6) color codes

HEX	`#1034A6`
RGB	`rgb(16, 52, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 20.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 82%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 90%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 69%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.62, 34, -63.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.62, 72.4, 298.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.322, 5.318, 36.657)`
Decimal	`1062054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Egyptian Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1034A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1034A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1034A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1034a6; }
.text { color: #1034a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1034a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 52 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1034a6, #3710a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1034A6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1034A6?: #1034A6 is a dark, vivid blue known as Egyptian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Egyptian Blue?: The RGB value is 16, 52, 166: 16 red, 52 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Egyptian Blue?: The complementary color is #A68210, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1034A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.