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Recognised as Colour

#116AF9

  • #116AF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#116AF9 is a blue with RGB values 17, 106, 249 and HSL 217°, 95%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#116AF9#116AF9
HEX#116AF9
RGBrgb(17, 106, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4157, 0.9765
RGB percentages6.7%, 41.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(217, 95.1%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 93.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK93.2%, 57.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,141,497
CSS custom property--colour: #116AF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#EE9506

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9A011
Analogous#11DEF9, #2C11F9
Triadic#F9116A, #6AF911
Split complementary#F92C11, #DEF911
Tetradic#F911DE, #F9A011, #11F92C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E7FE
Lighter +30%#A6C7FD
Lighter +20%#74A8FC
Lighter +10%#4389FA
Darker −10%#0554D2
Darker −20%#0440A0
Darker −30%#032C6E
Darker −40%#02183C
More saturated +25%#0B69FF
Less saturated −25%#3071DB

Channel breakdown

R17
G106
B249
Red17 (6.7%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue216.98°
Saturation (HSL)95.08%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 6A · B F9

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