Recognised as Colour

#111ABE

#111ABE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#111ABE is a blue with RGB values 17, 26, 190 and HSL 237°, 84%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#111ABE#111ABE

HEX#111ABE

RGBrgb(17, 26, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.102, 0.7451

RGB percentages6.7%, 10.2%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(236.9, 83.6%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 91.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK91.1%, 86.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,120,958

CSS custom property--colour: #111ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.97:1

Contrast with white10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#EEE541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0045C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0033BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.5 Dark blue · ΔE 18 Blue violet · ΔE 22.6 Navy · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Indigo · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BEB511

Analogous#1171BE, #5E11BE

Triadic#BE111A, #1ABE11

Split complementary#BE5F11, #70BE11

Tetradic#BE1171, #BEB511, #11BE5F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A4A8F7

Lighter +30%#757CF3

Lighter +20%#474FEE

Lighter +10%#1823EA

Darker −10%#0D148F

Darker −20%#090D60

Darker −30%#040732

Darker −40%#000003

More saturated +25%#000BCF

Less saturated −25%#2B31A4

Channel breakdown

R17

G26

B190

Red17 (6.7%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue236.88°

Saturation (HSL)83.57%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 11 · G 1A · B BE

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