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Recognised as Colour

#111C2B

  • #111C2B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#111C2B is a blue with RGB values 17, 28, 43 and HSL 215°, 43%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#111C2B#111C2B
HEX#111C2B
RGBrgb(17, 28, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1098, 0.1686
RGB percentages6.7%, 11%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(214.6, 43.3%, 11.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 60.5%, 16.9%)
CMYK60.5%, 34.9%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,121,323
CSS custom property--colour: #111C2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.15:1
Contrast with white17.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#EEE3D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#161D2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#131A2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#061F21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.8Dim grey · ΔE 36.3Slate grey · ΔE 42.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.9Gray · ΔE 45.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2B2011
Analogous#11292B, #13112B
Triadic#2B111C, #1C2B11
Split complementary#2B1311, #292B11
Tetradic#2B1129, #2B2011, #112B13

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4F7CB9
Lighter +30%#3C6399
Lighter +20%#2E4C74
Lighter +10%#1F3450
Darker −10%#030406
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0A1B32
Less saturated −25%#181D23

Channel breakdown

R17
G28
B43
Red17 (6.7%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue214.62°
Saturation (HSL)43.33%
Lightness11.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 1C · B 2B

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