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Recognised as Colour

#116CDE

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

#116CDE is a blue with RGB values 17, 108, 222 and HSL 213°, 86%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#116CDE#116CDE
HEX#116CDE
RGBrgb(17, 108, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4235, 0.8706
RGB percentages6.7%, 42.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(213.4, 85.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 92.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK92.3%, 51.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,141,982
CSS custom property--colour: #116CDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#EE9321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1879E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00889Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE8311
Analogous#11D2DE, #1D11DE
Triadic#DE116C, #6CDE11
Split complementary#DE1D11, #D2DE11
Tetradic#DE11D2, #DE8311, #11DE1D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1DAFA
Lighter +30%#91BEF7
Lighter +20%#62A2F3
Lighter +10%#3386EF
Darker −10%#0D55AF
Darker −20%#0A3E7F
Darker −30%#062750
Darker −40%#021021
More saturated +25%#006AEF
Less saturated −25%#2F6FC0

Channel breakdown

R17
G108
B222
Red17 (6.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue213.37°
Saturation (HSL)85.77%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 6C · B DE

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