Information about #101942 color

#101942 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #101942 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(16, 25, 66) (6.3% red, 9.8% green, 25.9% blue), or CMYK 20 / 16 / 0 / 74 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#101942 presents itself as a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Titans Navy (#0C2340). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Navy Blue Bellflower (#191F45) and Dallas Cowboys Blue (#041E42).

The recipe behind #101942 is rgb(16, 25, 66), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #101942 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#101942 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#101942 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #101942

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#101942
  • RGB16, 25, 66
  • CMYK20, 16, 0, 74
  • CSSrgb(16, 25, 66)
  • HSL229°, 61%, 16%
  • HSL Precise229.2°, 60.976%, 16.078%
  • HSV229°, 76%, 26%
  • HSB229°, 76%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.063, 0.098, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.063, 0.098, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.063, 0.098, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID101942
  • DECIMAL ID1055042
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01