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Recognised as Colour

#1127BC

  • #1127BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#1127BC is a blue with RGB values 17, 39, 188 and HSL 232°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#1127BC#1127BC
HEX#1127BC
RGBrgb(17, 39, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1529, 0.7373
RGB percentages6.7%, 15.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(232.3, 83.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 91%, 73.7%)
CMYK91%, 79.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,124,284
CSS custom property--colour: #1127BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#EED843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005672no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.4Navy · ΔE 19.4Medium blue · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 25.2Indigo · ΔE 25.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA611
Analogous#117CBC, #5011BC
Triadic#BC1127, #27BC11
Split complementary#BC5111, #7CBC11
Tetradic#BC117D, #BCA611, #11BC51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2ADF7
Lighter +30%#7484F2
Lighter +20%#455BEE
Lighter +10%#1631EA
Darker −10%#0D1D8D
Darker −20%#09145E
Darker −30%#040A30
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#001ACD
Less saturated −25%#2B3AA2

Channel breakdown

R17
G39
B188
Red17 (6.7%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue232.28°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 27 · B BC

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