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Recognised as Colour

#1162BF

  • #1162BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1162BF is a blue with RGB values 17, 98, 191 and HSL 212°, 84%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1162BF#1162BF
HEX#1162BF
RGBrgb(17, 98, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.3843, 0.749
RGB percentages6.7%, 38.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(212.1, 83.7%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.1, 91.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK91.1%, 48.7%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,139,391
CSS custom property--colour: #1162BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#EE9D40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A6BC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007987no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 17.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 17.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF6E11
Analogous#11B9BF, #1711BF
Triadic#BF1162, #62BF11
Split complementary#BF1711, #B9BF11
Tetradic#BF11B9, #BF6E11, #11BF17

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A5CBF7
Lighter +30%#76B0F3
Lighter +20%#4795EF
Lighter +10%#197AEA
Darker −10%#0D4A90
Darker −20%#093261
Darker −30%#041A33
Darker −40%#000204
More saturated +25%#0061D0
Less saturated −25%#2B64A5

Channel breakdown

R17
G98
B191
Red17 (6.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue212.07°
Saturation (HSL)83.65%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 62 · B BF

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