Colour

#119EF0

#119EF0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#119EF0 is a blue with RGB values 17, 158, 240 and HSL 202°, 88%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#119EF0#119EF0

HEX#119EF0

RGBrgb(17, 158, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.6196, 0.9412

RGB percentages6.7%, 62%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(202.1, 88.1%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 92.9%, 94.1%)

CMYK92.9%, 34.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,154,800

CSS custom property--colour: #119EF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#EE610F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76A1F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#588FEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#00B2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7 Steel blue · ΔE 20.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.6 Sky blue · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F06311

Analogous#11F0D3, #112EF0

Triadic#F0119E, #9EF011

Split complementary#F0112F, #F0D311

Tetradic#D211F0, #F06311, #2FF011

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1ECFC

Lighter +30%#A1D9F9

Lighter +20%#71C5F6

Lighter +10%#41B2F3

Darker −10%#0C7FC2

Darker −20%#096092

Darker −30%#064062

Darker −40%#032132

More saturated +25%#02A2FF

Less saturated −25%#3196D0

Channel breakdown

R17

G158

B240

Red17 (6.7%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue202.06°

Saturation (HSL)88.14%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 11 · G 9E · B F0

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