Recognised as Colour
#111DAE
- #111DAE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#111DAE is a blue with RGB values 17, 29, 174 and HSL 235°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#111DAE#111DAE
HEX#111DAE
RGBrgb(17, 29, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1137, 0.6824
RGB percentages6.7%, 11.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(235.4, 82.2%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 90.2%, 68.2%)
CMYK90.2%, 83.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,121,710
CSS custom property--colour: #111DAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#EEE251
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEA211
Analogous#116CAE, #5311AE
Triadic#AE111D, #1DAE11
Split complementary#AE5411, #6CAE11
Tetradic#AE116C, #AEA211, #11AE54
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G29
B174
Red17 (6.7%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue235.41°
Saturation (HSL)82.2%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 1D · B AE
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