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Recognised as Colour

#11142B

  • #11142B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#11142B is a blue with RGB values 17, 20, 43 and HSL 233°, 43%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#11142B#11142B
HEX#11142B
RGBrgb(17, 20, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.0784, 0.1686
RGB percentages6.7%, 7.8%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(233.1, 43.3%, 11.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 60.5%, 16.9%)
CMYK60.5%, 53.5%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,119,275
CSS custom property--colour: #11142B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.12:1
Contrast with white18.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#EEEBD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B172Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#08152Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#07191Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.2Dim grey · ΔE 41.1Midnight blue · ΔE 42.8Slate grey · ΔE 46.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B2811
Analogous#11212B, #1B112B
Triadic#2B1114, #142B11
Split complementary#2B1B11, #212B11
Tetradic#2B1121, #2B2811, #112B1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4F5BB9
Lighter +30%#3C4799
Lighter +20%#2E3674
Lighter +10%#1F2550
Darker −10%#030306
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A0E32
Less saturated −25%#181A23

Channel breakdown

R17
G20
B43
Red17 (6.7%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue233.08°
Saturation (HSL)43.33%
Lightness11.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 14 · B 2B

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