Colour

#115EA9

#115EA9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#115EA9 is a blue with RGB values 17, 94, 169 and HSL 210°, 82%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#115EA9#115EA9

HEX#115EA9

RGBrgb(17, 94, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.3686, 0.6627

RGB percentages6.7%, 36.9%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(209.6, 81.7%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 89.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK89.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,138,345

CSS custom property--colour: #115EA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1

Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#EEA156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3664ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1657A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3 Royal blue · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A95C11

Analogous#11A9A8, #1112A9

Triadic#A9115E, #5EA911

Split complementary#A91112, #A9A811

Tetradic#A811A9, #A95C11, #12A911

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#92C4F4

Lighter +30%#64AAEF

Lighter +20%#3591EB

Lighter +10%#1678D7

Darker −10%#0C447B

Darker −20%#082A4C

Darker −30%#03111E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005EBA

Less saturated −25%#285E92

Channel breakdown

R17

G94

B169

Red17 (6.7%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue209.61°

Saturation (HSL)81.72%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 11 · G 5E · B A9

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