Recognised as Colour
#111CAE
- #111CAE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#111CAE is a blue with RGB values 17, 28, 174 and HSL 236°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#111CAE#111CAE
HEX#111CAE
RGBrgb(17, 28, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1098, 0.6824
RGB percentages6.7%, 11%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(235.8, 82.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 90.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK90.2%, 83.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,121,454
CSS custom property--colour: #111CAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#EEE351
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEA311
Analogous#116BAE, #5411AE
Triadic#AE111C, #1CAE11
Split complementary#AE5411, #6BAE11
Tetradic#AE116B, #AEA311, #11AE54
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G28
B174
Red17 (6.7%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue235.8°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 1C · B AE
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