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Colour

#118CFF

  • #118CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#118CFF is a blue with RGB values 17, 140, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#118CFF#118CFF
HEX#118CFF
RGBrgb(17, 140, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.549, 1
RGB percentages6.7%, 54.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(209, 100%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 93.3%, 100%)
CMYK93.3%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,150,207
CSS custom property--colour: #118CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#EE7300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0083FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.02, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8411
Analogous#11FFFB, #1115FF
Triadic#FF118C, #8CFF11
Split complementary#FF1115, #FFFB11
Tetradic#FB11FF, #FF8411, #15FF11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDEFFF
Lighter +30%#AAD6FF
Lighter +20%#77BDFF
Lighter +10%#44A5FF
Darker −10%#0072DD
Darker −20%#0058AA
Darker −30%#003E77
Darker −40%#002344
More saturated +25%#118CFF
Less saturated −25%#2F8BE1

Channel breakdown

R17
G140
B255
Red17 (6.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue208.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 8C · B FF

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