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Colour

#1175AC

  • #1175AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#1175AC is a blue with RGB values 17, 117, 172 and HSL 201°, 82%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#1175AC#1175AC
HEX#1175AC
RGBrgb(17, 117, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4588, 0.6745
RGB percentages6.7%, 45.9%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(201.3, 82%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 90.1%, 67.5%)
CMYK90.1%, 32%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,144,236
CSS custom property--colour: #1175AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#EE8A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B76AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4669ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AC4811
Analogous#11AC95, #1128AC
Triadic#AC1175, #75AC11
Split complementary#AC1128, #AC9611
Tetradic#9511AC, #AC4811, #27AC11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95D2F4
Lighter +30%#66BFF0
Lighter +20%#38ACEB
Lighter +10%#1695DA
Darker −10%#0C557E
Darker −20%#08364F
Darker −30%#031621
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#007ABD
Less saturated −25%#296E94

Channel breakdown

R17
G117
B172
Red17 (6.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue201.29°
Saturation (HSL)82.01%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 75 · B AC

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