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Recognised as Colour

#117CE6

  • #117CE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#117CE6 is a blue with RGB values 17, 124, 230 and HSL 210°, 86%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#117CE6#117CE6
HEX#117CE6
RGBrgb(17, 124, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.4863, 0.902
RGB percentages6.7%, 48.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(209.9, 86.2%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.9, 92.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK92.6%, 46.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,146,086
CSS custom property--colour: #117CE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#EE8319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4086EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E67B11
Analogous#11E6E6, #1111E6
Triadic#E6117C, #7CE611
Split complementary#E61111, #E6E611
Tetradic#E611E6, #E67B11, #11E611

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8E2FB
Lighter +30%#99C8F7
Lighter +20%#69AFF4
Lighter +10%#3A95F0
Darker −10%#0D62B7
Darker −20%#0A4987
Darker −30%#062F58
Darker −40%#031628
More saturated +25%#007CF7
Less saturated −25%#307CC7

Channel breakdown

R17
G124
B230
Red17 (6.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue209.86°
Saturation (HSL)86.23%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 7C · B E6

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