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Recognised as Colour

#112AC3

  • #112AC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#112AC3 is a blue with RGB values 17, 42, 195 and HSL 232°, 84%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#112AC3#112AC3
HEX#112AC3
RGBrgb(17, 42, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1647, 0.7647
RGB percentages6.7%, 16.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(231.6, 84%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 91.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK91.3%, 78.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,125,059
CSS custom property--colour: #112AC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#EED53C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.6Medium blue · ΔE 21Navy · ΔE 21.7Blue violet · ΔE 24.1Indigo · ΔE 27.4Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3AA11
Analogous#1183C3, #5111C3
Triadic#C3112A, #2AC311
Split complementary#C35111, #83C311
Tetradic#C31183, #C3AA11, #11C351

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9B4F7
Lighter +30%#7A8BF3
Lighter +20%#4B62EF
Lighter +10%#1C39EB
Darker −10%#0D2094
Darker −20%#091665
Darker −30%#050C36
Darker −40%#010207
More saturated +25%#001ED4
Less saturated −25%#2B3DA9

Channel breakdown

R17
G42
B195
Red17 (6.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue231.57°
Saturation (HSL)83.96%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 2A · B C3

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