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Colour

#117AFF

  • #117AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#117AFF is a blue with RGB values 17, 122, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#117AFF#117AFF
HEX#117AFF
RGBrgb(17, 122, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4784, 1
RGB percentages6.7%, 47.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(213.5, 100%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 93.3%, 100%)
CMYK93.3%, 52.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,145,599
CSS custom property--colour: #117AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#EE8500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#038AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009BB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9611
Analogous#11F1FF, #1F11FF
Triadic#FF117A, #7AFF11
Split complementary#FF1F11, #F1FF11
Tetradic#FF11F1, #FF9611, #11FF1F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDECFF
Lighter +30%#AAD0FF
Lighter +20%#77B3FF
Lighter +10%#4497FF
Darker −10%#0062DD
Darker −20%#004BAA
Darker −30%#003577
Darker −40%#001E44
More saturated +25%#117AFF
Less saturated −25%#2F7EE1

Channel breakdown

R17
G122
B255
Red17 (6.7%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 7A · B FF

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