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Recognised as Colour

#1152EE

  • #1152EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#1152EE is a blue with RGB values 17, 82, 238 and HSL 222°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#1152EE#1152EE
HEX#1152EE
RGBrgb(17, 82, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.3216, 0.9333
RGB percentages6.7%, 32.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(222.4, 86.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 92.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK92.9%, 65.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,135,342
CSS custom property--colour: #1152EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#EEAD11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Blue violet · ΔE 29.1Dark blue · ΔE 31.6Medium blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEAD11
Analogous#11C0EE, #3F11EE
Triadic#EE1152, #52EE11
Split complementary#EE3F11, #C0EE11
Tetradic#EE11C0, #EEAD11, #11EE3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFDCFC
Lighter +30%#A0BAF8
Lighter +20%#7097F5
Lighter +10%#4175F1
Darker −10%#0E42BE
Darker −20%#0A318F
Darker −30%#07215F
Darker −40%#031030
More saturated +25%#004BFF
Less saturated −25%#315FCE

Channel breakdown

R17
G82
B238
Red17 (6.7%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 52 · B EE

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