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#111469 Color

#111469 is rgb(17, 20, 105) in RGB, hsl(238, 72%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 81%, 0%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#111469
HEX#111469
RGBrgb(17, 20, 105)
HSLhsl(238, 72%, 24%)
HSVhsv(238, 84%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 81%, 0%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(26.7% 0.142 270.3)
LABlab(12.50% 25.84 -50.38)
LCHlch(12.50% 56.62 297.15)

What #111469 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 #111469, 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.

#111469 Channel Values

How #111469 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 20 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 72% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 84% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.81:1 vs white · 1.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #111469 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 text15.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #111469

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #111469; 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 #111469

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #111469.

How #111469 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#111469
Protanopia#141469
Protanomaly#131469
Deuteranopia#131369
Deuteranomaly#121369
Tritanopia#002B2B
Tritanomaly#00234B
Achromatopsia#222222

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #111469 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-111469: #111469;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #111469;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-111469': '#111469' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.078, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_111469">#111469</color>
SVG fillfill="#111469"

More Blue Colors

#111469 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#111469 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #111469?

#111469 is a dark blue — rgb(17, 20, 105) in RGB and hsl(238, 72%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.49.

What is the RGB value of #111469?

#111469 is rgb(17, 20, 105) — red 17, green 20, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #111469?

#111469 converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 81%, 0%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #111469 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #111469 scores 15.81:1 against white and 1.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #111469 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #111469 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 2.49, which is very hard to tell apart.

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