Recognised as Colour
#112DBB
- #112DBB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#112DBB is a blue with RGB values 17, 45, 187 and HSL 230°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#112DBB#112DBB
HEX#112DBB
RGBrgb(17, 45, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1765, 0.7333
RGB percentages6.7%, 17.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(230.1, 83.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 90.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK90.9%, 75.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,125,819
CSS custom property--colour: #112DBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#EED244
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB9F11
Analogous#1182BB, #4A11BB
Triadic#BB112D, #2DBB11
Split complementary#BB4A11, #82BB11
Tetradic#BB1182, #BB9F11, #11BB4A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G45
B187
Red17 (6.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue230.12°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 2D · B BB
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