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Recognised as Colour

#1148BC

  • #1148BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1148BC is a blue with RGB values 17, 72, 188 and HSL 221°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1148BC#1148BC
HEX#1148BC
RGBrgb(17, 72, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.2824, 0.7373
RGB percentages6.7%, 28.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(220.7, 83.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 91%, 73.7%)
CMYK91%, 61.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,132,732
CSS custom property--colour: #1148BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#EEB743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00667Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Midnight blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8511
Analogous#119DBC, #3011BC
Triadic#BC1148, #48BC11
Split complementary#BC3011, #9DBC11
Tetradic#BC119D, #BC8511, #11BC30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2BDF7
Lighter +30%#749CF2
Lighter +20%#457BEE
Lighter +10%#165AEA
Darker −10%#0D368D
Darker −20%#09245E
Darker −30%#041230
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#0042CD
Less saturated −25%#2B51A2

Channel breakdown

R17
G72
B188
Red17 (6.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue220.7°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 48 · B BC

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