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Recognised as Colour

#112BE2

  • #112BE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#112BE2 is a blue with RGB values 17, 43, 226 and HSL 233°, 86%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#112BE2#112BE2
HEX#112BE2
RGBrgb(17, 43, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1686, 0.8863
RGB percentages6.7%, 16.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(232.5, 86%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 92.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK92.5%, 81%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,125,346
CSS custom property--colour: #112BE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#EED41D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Blue · ΔE 25.7Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Dark blue · ΔE 30Dark orchid · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C811
Analogous#1193E2, #5F11E2
Triadic#E2112B, #2BE211
Split complementary#E26011, #93E211
Tetradic#E21193, #E2C811, #11E260

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4CBFB
Lighter +30%#95A1F7
Lighter +20%#6677F3
Lighter +10%#364DF0
Darker −10%#0D22B3
Darker −20%#0A1983
Darker −30%#061054
Darker −40%#030724
More saturated +25%#001EF3
Less saturated −25%#2F42C4

Channel breakdown

R17
G43
B226
Red17 (6.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue232.54°
Saturation (HSL)86.01%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 2B · B E2

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