Colour

#1177C8

#1177C8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#1177C8 is a blue with RGB values 17, 119, 200 and HSL 207°, 84%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#1177C8#1177C8

HEX#1177C8

RGBrgb(17, 119, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4667, 0.7843

RGB percentages6.7%, 46.7%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(206.6, 84.3%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 91.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK91.5%, 40.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,144,776

CSS custom property--colour: #1177C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#EE8837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E7CCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#306DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6 Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Royal blue · ΔE 27.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C86211

Analogous#11C8BE, #111BC8

Triadic#C81177, #77C811

Split complementary#C8111C, #C8BE11

Tetradic#BD11C8, #C86211, #1BC811

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ADD7F8

Lighter +30%#7EC0F4

Lighter +20%#4FA9F0

Lighter +10%#2092EC

Darker −10%#0D5B99

Darker −20%#093F6A

Darker −30%#05233B

Darker −40%#01070C

More saturated +25%#0079D9

Less saturated −25%#2C74AD

Channel breakdown

R17

G119

B200

Red17 (6.7%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue206.56°

Saturation (HSL)84.33%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 11 · G 77 · B C8

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