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#11187E Color

#11187E is rgb(17, 24, 126) in RGB, hsl(236, 76%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(87%, 81%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Resolution Blue (#002387), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11187E
HEX#11187E
RGBrgb(17, 24, 126)
HSLhsl(236, 76%, 28%)
HSVhsv(236, 87%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(87%, 81%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(29.9% 0.165 268.5)
LABlab(15.72% 30.11 -58.60)
LCHlch(15.72% 65.88 297.19)

What #11187E 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 #11187E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 5.79Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 7.9Imperial Blue#002395ΔE 8.34Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 8.78Samsung Blue#12279EΔE 11.07Phthalo Blue#000F89ΔE 11.17

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

#11187E Channel Values

How #11187E 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 24 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 76% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 87% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 87% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.43:1 vs white · 1.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11187E 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 text14.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #11187E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #11187E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11187E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#11187E
Complementary
#7E7611
Analogous
#114F7E
Analogous
#40117E
Triadic
#7E1118
Triadic
#187E11
Split comp.
#7E4011
Split comp.
#4F7E11

Tints & Shades of #11187E

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

#1721AB
#1D2AD7
#434DE5
#6F78EB
#9CA2F2
#C9CCF8

Shades

#0F1670
#0D125E
#0B1051
#090C3F
#070A31
#04061F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #11187E.

How #11187E 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#11187E
Protanopia#17177E
Protanomaly#15177E
Deuteranopia#16167E
Deuteranomaly#14177E
Tritanopia#003434
Tritanomaly#002B5B
Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

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Using #11187E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-11187e: #11187E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11187E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11187e': '#11187E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.094, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_11187e">#11187E</color>
SVG fillfill="#11187E"

More Blue Colors

#11187E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#11187E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11187E?

#11187E is a dark blue — rgb(17, 24, 126) in RGB and hsl(236, 76%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Resolution Blue (#002387), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #11187E?

#11187E is rgb(17, 24, 126) — red 17, green 24, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11187E?

#11187E converts to approximately cmyk(87%, 81%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11187E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #11187E scores 14.43:1 against white and 1.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11187E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11187E 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 8.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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