Information about #106E9D color

#106E9D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#106E9D falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(16, 110, 157) — 6.3% red, 43.1% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 55 / 18 / 0 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated steel-blue azure, #106E9D holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Geaux Blue (#1277A3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tripster Blue (#2070A0) and Yeehaa (#006C98).

In RGB terms — rgb(16, 110, 157) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #106E9D: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #106E9D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#106E9D color variations

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

#106E9D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#106E9D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#09425E

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Black

#000000

#106E9D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#347799

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Grey

#808080

#106E9D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#106E9D 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
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#9E3F10
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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
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#9E8610
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#9E1027
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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
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#109E86
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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
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#9E106E
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#6E9E10
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#3F109E
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#86109E
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#9E3F10
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#279E10
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Nearest named colors to #106E9D

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

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Tripster Blue color link
Tripster Blue

#2070A0

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Allports color link
Allports

#0076A3

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

Sapphire Blue color link
Sapphire Blue

#0067A5

Sweden Blue color link
Sweden Blue

#006AA7

Strong Cornflower Blue color link
Strong Cornflower Blue

#0069A8

CG Blue color link
CG Blue

#007AA5

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#106E9D
  • RGB16, 110, 157
  • CMYK55, 18, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(16, 110, 157)
  • HSL200°, 82%, 34%
  • HSL Precise200°, 81.503%, 33.922%
  • HSV200°, 90%, 62%
  • HSB200°, 90%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.063, 0.431, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.063, 0.431, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.063, 0.431, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID106E9D
  • DECIMAL ID1076893
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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