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#110F38 Color

#110F38 is rgb(17, 15, 56) in RGB, hsl(243, 58%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 73%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), visibly different at ΔE 11.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#110F38
HEX#110F38
RGBrgb(17, 15, 56)
HSLhsl(243, 58%, 14%)
HSVhsv(243, 73%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 73%, 0%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(20.2% 0.077 279.1)
LABlab(6.39% 12.34 -26.75)
LCHlch(6.39% 29.46 294.76)

What #110F38 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 #110F38, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#110F38 Channel Values

How #110F38 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 15 · B 568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 243° · S 58% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 243° · S 73% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance18.27:1 vs white · 1.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #110F38 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 text18.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #110F38

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #110F38; 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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Tints & Shades of #110F38

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.

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How #110F38 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#110F38
Protanopia#0F0F38
Protanomaly#100F38
Deuteranopia#101038
Deuteranomaly#100F38
Tritanopia#041818
Tritanomaly#0A1528
Achromatopsia#151515

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Using #110F38 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-110f38: #110F38;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #110F38;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-110f38': '#110F38' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.059, blue: 0.220)
Android XML<color name="color_110f38">#110F38</color>
SVG fillfill="#110F38"

More Blue Colors

#110F38 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#110F38 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #110F38?

#110F38 is a darkest blue — rgb(17, 15, 56) in RGB and hsl(243, 58%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.72.

What is the RGB value of #110F38?

#110F38 is rgb(17, 15, 56) — red 17, green 15, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #110F38?

#110F38 converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 73%, 0%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #110F38 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #110F38 scores 18.27:1 against white and 1.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #110F38 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #110F38 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 29.01, which is a different colour altogether.

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