Palettes / Colors / #102464

#102464 — Deep Blue

#102464 is a blue color we call Deep 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 #102464 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.

#102464 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 #655110; it also sits naturally between #104E65 and #271065. 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 14% · Blue 39%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 61%

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

Previews

CSS code for #102464

.text { color: #102464; }
.background { background-color: #102464; }
.border { border: 3px solid #102464; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 36, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 72%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #102464; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 36, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #102464; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 36, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#102464">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#102464">Div content here</div>

Shades of #102464

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Tones of #102464

Color harmonies

Complementary — #655110:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #102464: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #102464

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 #102464 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 #102464 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

← #102463  ·  #102465 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #102464?

#102464 is Deep Blue, a blue color (RGB 16, 36, 100). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #102464?

#102464 is RGB 16, 36, 100 — HSL 226°, 72%, 23% — CMYK 84%, 64%, 0%, 61%.

What colors go with #102464?

Its complement is #655110; analogous partners are #104E65 and #271065. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #102464 for text?

White text on #102464 has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.46:1.