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Recognised as Colour

#112A74

  • #112A74
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#112A74 is a blue with RGB values 17, 42, 116 and HSL 225°, 74%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#112A74#112A74
HEX#112A74
RGBrgb(17, 42, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1647, 0.4549
RGB percentages6.7%, 16.5%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(224.8, 74.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 85.3%, 45.5%)
CMYK85.3%, 63.8%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,124,980
CSS custom property--colour: #112A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.07:1
Contrast with white13.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#EED58B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003576no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#003D4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.2Midnight blue · ΔE 12.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4Indigo · ΔE 31.8Slate blue · ΔE 32Navy · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#745B11
Analogous#115B74, #2A1174
Triadic#74112A, #2A7411
Split complementary#742A11, #5B7411
Tetradic#74115B, #745B11, #11742A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6889E9
Lighter +30%#3C66E2
Lighter +20%#1E4ACD
Lighter +10%#183AA0
Darker −10%#0A1A48
Darker −20%#040A1B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002285
Less saturated −25%#223263

Channel breakdown

R17
G42
B116
Red17 (6.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue224.85°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 2A · B 74

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