Colour
#11279F
- #11279F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#11279F is a blue with RGB values 17, 39, 159 and HSL 231°, 81%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#11279F#11279F
HEX#11279F
RGBrgb(17, 39, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1529, 0.6235
RGB percentages6.7%, 15.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(230.7, 80.7%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 89.3%, 62.4%)
CMYK89.3%, 75.5%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,124,255
CSS custom property--colour: #11279F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#EED860
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.57:1WCAG 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#9F8911
Analogous#116E9F, #42119F
Triadic#9F1127, #279F11
Split complementary#9F4211, #6E9F11
Tetradic#9F116E, #9F8911, #119F42
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G39
B159
Red17 (6.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue230.7°
Saturation (HSL)80.68%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 27 · B 9F
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