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Recognised as Colour

#116FFA

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

#116FFA is a blue with RGB values 17, 111, 250 and HSL 216°, 96%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#116FFA#116FFA
HEX#116FFA
RGBrgb(17, 111, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4353, 0.9804
RGB percentages6.7%, 43.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(215.8, 95.9%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 93.2%, 98%)
CMYK93.2%, 55.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,142,778
CSS custom property--colour: #116FFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#EE9005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#0092AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA9C11
Analogous#11E3FA, #2811FA
Triadic#FA116F, #6FFA11
Split complementary#FA2811, #E3FA11
Tetradic#FA11E3, #FA9C11, #11FA28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E8FE
Lighter +30%#A7CAFD
Lighter +20%#75ABFC
Lighter +10%#438DFB
Darker −10%#0458D4
Darker −20%#0343A2
Darker −30%#022E70
Darker −40%#011A3E
More saturated +25%#0C6EFF
Less saturated −25%#2F75DC

Channel breakdown

R17
G111
B250
Red17 (6.7%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue215.79°
Saturation (HSL)95.88%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 6F · B FA

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