Colour

#11232C

#11232C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#11232C is a blue with RGB values 17, 35, 44 and HSL 200°, 44%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#11232C#11232C

HEX#11232C

RGBrgb(17, 35, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1373, 0.1725

RGB percentages6.7%, 13.7%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(200, 44.3%, 12%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200, 61.4%, 17.3%)

CMYK61.4%, 20.5%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,123,116

CSS custom property--colour: #11232C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.15:1

Contrast with white16.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#EEDCD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F222Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B1F2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#042526no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dim grey · ΔE 33.1 Slate grey · ΔE 40.3 Gray · ΔE 42 Teal · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C1A11

Analogous#112C27, #11152C

Triadic#2C1123, #232C11

Split complementary#2C1116, #2C2711

Tetradic#27112C, #2C1A11, #152C11

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#4E97BB

Lighter +30%#3C7B9A

Lighter +20%#2D5E76

Lighter +10%#1F4051

Darker −10%#030607

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#092634

Less saturated −25%#192024

Channel breakdown

R17

G35

B44

Red17 (6.7%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue200°

Saturation (HSL)44.26%

Lightness11.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 11 · G 23 · B 2C

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