Colour

#114FFF

#114FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#114FFF is a blue with RGB values 17, 79, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#114FFF#114FFF

HEX#114FFF

RGBrgb(17, 79, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.3098, 1

RGB percentages6.7%, 31%, 100%

HSLhsl(224.4, 100%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 93.3%, 100%)

CMYK93.3%, 69%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,134,591

CSS custom property--colour: #114FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#EEB000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0081A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 24.8 Blue violet · ΔE 25.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3 Dark violet · ΔE 33.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.2 Royal blue · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 24.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFC111

Analogous#11C6FF, #4A11FF

Triadic#FF114F, #4FFF11

Split complementary#FF4A11, #C6FF11

Tetradic#FF11C6, #FFC111, #11FF4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DDE6FF

Lighter +30%#AAC0FF

Lighter +20%#779AFF

Lighter +10%#4475FF

Darker −10%#003ADD

Darker −20%#002CAA

Darker −30%#001F77

Darker −40%#001244

More saturated +25%#114FFF

Less saturated −25%#2F5DE1

Channel breakdown

R17

G79

B255

Red17 (6.7%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue224.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 11 · G 4F · B FF

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