Recognised as Colour
#11239C
- #11239C
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#11239C is a blue with RGB values 17, 35, 156 and HSL 232°, 80%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#11239C#11239C
HEX#11239C
RGBrgb(17, 35, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1373, 0.6118
RGB percentages6.7%, 13.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(232.2, 80.3%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 89.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK89.1%, 77.6%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,123,228
CSS custom property--colour: #11239C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#EEDC63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9C8A11
Analogous#11689C, #45119C
Triadic#9C1123, #239C11
Split complementary#9C4511, #689C11
Tetradic#9C1168, #9C8A11, #119C45
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G35
B156
Red17 (6.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue232.23°
Saturation (HSL)80.35%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 23 · B 9C
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