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Recognised as Colour

#1168FA

  • #1168FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#1168FA is a blue with RGB values 17, 104, 250 and HSL 218°, 96%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#1168FA#1168FA
HEX#1168FA
RGBrgb(17, 104, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4078, 0.9804
RGB percentages6.7%, 40.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(217.6, 95.9%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 93.2%, 98%)
CMYK93.2%, 58.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,140,986
CSS custom property--colour: #1168FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#EE9705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA311
Analogous#11DDFA, #2E11FA
Triadic#FA1168, #68FA11
Split complementary#FA2E11, #DDFA11
Tetradic#FA11DD, #FAA311, #11FA2E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E7FE
Lighter +30%#A7C7FD
Lighter +20%#75A7FC
Lighter +10%#4388FB
Darker −10%#0452D4
Darker −20%#033EA2
Darker −30%#022B70
Darker −40%#01183E
More saturated +25%#0C67FF
Less saturated −25%#2F70DC

Channel breakdown

R17
G104
B250
Red17 (6.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue217.6°
Saturation (HSL)95.88%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 68 · B FA

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