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Recognised as Colour

#111A42

  • #111A42
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#111A42 is a blue with RGB values 17, 26, 66 and HSL 229°, 59%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#111A42#111A42
HEX#111A42
RGBrgb(17, 26, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.102, 0.2588
RGB percentages6.7%, 10.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(229, 59%, 16.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229, 74.2%, 25.9%)
CMYK74.2%, 60.6%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,120,834
CSS custom property--colour: #111A42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.8:1
Contrast with white16.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#EEE5BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#022043no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#001B41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00232Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29Midnight blue · ΔE 30.9Black · ΔE 31.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.4Dim grey · ΔE 44.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#423911
Analogous#113342, #201142
Triadic#42111A, #1A4211
Split complementary#422011, #334211
Tetradic#421133, #423911, #114220

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4E66D1
Lighter +30%#304ABC
Lighter +20%#263A93
Lighter +10%#1B2A6B
Darker −10%#070A19
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#07134C
Less saturated −25%#1B2138

Channel breakdown

R17
G26
B66
Red17 (6.7%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue228.98°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness16.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 1A · B 42

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