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Recognised as Colour

#117CBC

  • #117CBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#117CBC is a blue with RGB values 17, 124, 188 and HSL 202°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#117CBC#117CBC
HEX#117CBC
RGBrgb(17, 124, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4863, 0.7373
RGB percentages6.7%, 48.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(202.5, 83.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 91%, 73.7%)
CMYK91%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,146,044
CSS custom property--colour: #117CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#EE8343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D7EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#4670BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8Slate grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC5111
Analogous#11BCA6, #1127BC
Triadic#BC117C, #7CBC11
Split complementary#BC1127, #BCA711
Tetradic#A611BC, #BC5111, #26BC11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A2D7F7
Lighter +30%#74C3F2
Lighter +20%#45AFEE
Lighter +10%#169BEA
Darker −10%#0D5D8D
Darker −20%#093E5E
Darker −30%#041F30
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#0080CD
Less saturated −25%#2B76A2

Channel breakdown

R17
G124
B188
Red17 (6.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue202.46°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 7C · B BC

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