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#110155 Color

#110155 is rgb(17, 1, 85) in RGB, hsl(251, 98%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 99%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), visibly different at ΔE 10.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#110155
HEX#110155
RGBrgb(17, 1, 85)
HSLhsl(251, 98%, 17%)
HSVhsv(251, 99%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 99%, 0%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(21.6% 0.133 275.4)
LABlab(6.30% 30.24 -47.28)
LCHlch(6.30% 56.12 302.60)

What #110155 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #110155, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#110155 Channel Values

How #110155 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 17 · G 1 · B 858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 251° · S 98% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 251° · S 99% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.11:1 vs white · 1.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #110155 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text18.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #110155 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #110155

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #110155; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #110155

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #110155.

How #110155 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#110155
Protanopia#040455
Protanomaly#0A0355
Deuteranopia#070755
Deuteranomaly#0B0455
Tritanopia#001C1C
Tritanomaly#00143B
Achromatopsia#161616

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #110155 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-110155: #110155;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #110155;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-110155': '#110155' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.004, blue: 0.333)
Android XML<color name="color_110155">#110155</color>
SVG fillfill="#110155"

More Blue Colors

#110155 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#110155 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #110155?

#110155 is a darkest blue — rgb(17, 1, 85) in RGB and hsl(251, 98%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.29.

What is the RGB value of #110155?

#110155 is rgb(17, 1, 85) — red 17, green 1, and blue 85 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #110155?

#110155 converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 99%, 0%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #110155 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #110155 scores 18.11:1 against white and 1.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #110155 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #110155 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 10.29, which is visibly different.

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