Recognised as Colour
#112EBB
- #112EBB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#112EBB is a blue with RGB values 17, 46, 187 and HSL 230°, 83%, 40%. 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
#112EBB#112EBB
HEX#112EBB
RGBrgb(17, 46, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.1804, 0.7333
RGB percentages6.7%, 18%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(229.8, 83.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 90.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK90.9%, 75.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,126,075
CSS custom property--colour: #112EBB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#EED144
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BB9E11
Analogous#1183BB, #4911BB
Triadic#BB112E, #2EBB11
Split complementary#BB4911, #83BB11
Tetradic#BB1183, #BB9E11, #11BB49
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R17
G46
B187
Red17 (6.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue229.76°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 2E · B BB
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