Close to Steel Blue
#107CB8
#107CB8 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.3% red, 48.6% green, and 72.2% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 84% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #107CB8.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.57:1 AABlack text on this color
4.60:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.57:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.60:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #107CB8 as they’d see it.
#107CB8 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #107CB8
What color is #107CB8?
#107CB8 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Steel Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.3% red, 48.6% green, and 72.2% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 84% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #107CB8 in RGB?
#107CB8 is rgb(16, 124, 184): 16 red, 124 green, and 184 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #107CB8 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(91, 33, 0, 28). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #107CB8?
PANTONE 7461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #107CB8?
Its complement #A96442 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.