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Recognised as Colour

#116EAA

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

#116EAA is a blue with RGB values 17, 110, 170 and HSL 204°, 82%, 37%. 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

#116EAA#116EAA
HEX#116EAA
RGBrgb(17, 110, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4314, 0.6667
RGB percentages6.7%, 43.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(203.5, 81.8%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 90%, 66.7%)
CMYK90%, 35.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,142,442
CSS custom property--colour: #116EAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#EE9155

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5170ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C63A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.7Light slate grey · ΔE 30.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA4D11
Analogous#11AA99, #1122AA
Triadic#AA116E, #6EAA11
Split complementary#AA1122, #AA9911
Tetradic#9911AA, #AA4D11, #22AA11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93CEF4
Lighter +30%#64B9F0
Lighter +20%#36A4EB
Lighter +10%#168CD8
Darker −10%#0C507C
Darker −20%#08324D
Darker −30%#03141F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0072BB
Less saturated −25%#286993

Channel breakdown

R17
G110
B170
Red17 (6.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue203.53°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 6E · B AA

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