What color is #101054?

#101054 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #101054?

The RGB value is 16, 16, 84: 16 red, 16 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #101054?

The complementary color is #545410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #101054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#101054 color

#101054 rgb(16, 16, 84)

Shades of black

The hex color #101054 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 6.3% green and 32.9% blue (16, 16, 84).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 68% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Space Colonisation (#150F5B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#101054 color codes

HEX	`#101054`
RGB	`rgb(16, 16, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 6.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 68%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 81%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 81%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.96, 26.12, -40.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.96, 48.37, 302.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.999, 1.121, 8.497)`
Decimal	`1052756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #101054, 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 #101054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#101054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #101054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #101054; }
.text { color: #101054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #101054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 16 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #101054, #321054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #101054?: #101054 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Space Colonisation. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #101054?: The RGB value is 16, 16, 84: 16 red, 16 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #101054?: The complementary color is #545410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #101054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.