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Recognised as Colour

#116EA5

  • #116EA5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#116EA5 is a blue with RGB values 17, 110, 165 and HSL 202°, 81%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#116EA5#116EA5
HEX#116EA5
RGBrgb(17, 110, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4314, 0.6471
RGB percentages6.7%, 43.1%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(202.3, 81.3%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 89.7%, 64.7%)
CMYK89.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,142,437
CSS custom property--colour: #116EA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#EE915A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5470A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F63A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A54811
Analogous#11A592, #1124A5
Triadic#A5116E, #6EA511
Split complementary#A51124, #A59211
Tetradic#9211A5, #A54811, #24A511

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FCEF3
Lighter +30%#60BAEF
Lighter +20%#32A6EA
Lighter +10%#168DD3
Darker −10%#0C4F77
Darker −20%#073049
Darker −30%#03121A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0072B6
Less saturated −25%#28688E

Channel breakdown

R17
G110
B165
Red17 (6.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue202.3°
Saturation (HSL)81.32%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 6E · B A5

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