What color is #100346?

#100346 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #100346?

The RGB value is 16, 3, 70: 16 red, 3 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #100346?

The complementary color is #394603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #100346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#100346 color

#100346 rgb(16, 3, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #100346 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 1.2% green and 27.5% blue (16, 3, 70).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 92% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Silent Twilight (#0F084B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.69:1).

#100346 color codes

HEX	`#100346`
RGB	`rgb(16, 3, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 1.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 92%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 96%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 96%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.58, 28.13, -38.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.58, 47.46, 306.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.351, 0.617, 5.841)`
Decimal	`1049414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #100346, 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 #100346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#100346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #100346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #100346; }
.text { color: #100346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #100346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 3 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #100346, #320346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #100346?: #100346 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #100346?: The RGB value is 16, 3, 70: 16 red, 3 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #100346?: The complementary color is #394603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #100346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.