Palettes / Colors / #101080

#101080 — Vivid Blue

#101080 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #101080 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#101080 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7F7F10; it also sits naturally between #10477F and #47107F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 6% · Green 6% · Blue 50%

Cyan 88% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 0% · Key 50%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #101080

.text { color: #101080; }
.background { background-color: #101080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #101080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 16, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 78%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #101080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 16, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #101080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 16, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#101080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#101080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F7F10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #101080: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #101080

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #101080 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #101080 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #10107F  ·  #101081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #101080?

#101080 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 16, 16, 128). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #101080?

#101080 is RGB 16, 16, 128 — HSL 240°, 78%, 28% — CMYK 88%, 88%, 0%, 50%.

What colors go with #101080?

Its complement is #7F7F10; analogous partners are #10477F and #47107F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #101080 for text?

White text on #101080 has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.41:1.