Recognised as Colour

#1184BE

#1184BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#1184BE is a blue with RGB values 17, 132, 190 and HSL 200°, 84%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#1184BE

RGBrgb(17, 132, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.5176, 0.7451

RGB percentages6.7%, 51.8%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(200.1, 83.6%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 91.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK91.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,148,094

CSS custom property--colour: #1184BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#EE7B41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6885C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Deuteranopia#5176BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#009398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Slate grey · ΔE 28.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BE4B11

Analogous#11BEA1, #112EBE

Triadic#BE1184, #84BE11

Split complementary#BE112E, #BEA111

Tetradic#A211BE, #BE4B11, #2EBE11

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A4DBF7

Lighter +30%#75C9F3

Lighter +20%#47B6EE

Lighter +10%#18A4EA

Darker −10%#0D638F

Darker −20%#094360

Darker −30%#042232

Darker −40%#000203

More saturated +25%#008ACF

Less saturated −25%#2B7BA4

Channel breakdown

R17

G132

B190

Red17 (6.7%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue200.12°

Saturation (HSL)83.57%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 11 · G 84 · B BE

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