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#111CC0 Color

#111CC0 is rgb(17, 28, 192) in RGB, hsl(236, 84%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 85%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zaffer (Zaffre) (#0014A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#111CC0
HEX#111CC0
RGBrgb(17, 28, 192)
HSLhsl(236, 84%, 41%)
HSVhsv(236, 91%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 85%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(38.7% 0.238 266.2)
LABlab(24.17% 47.03 -84.87)
LCHlch(24.17% 97.03 298.99)

What #111CC0 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 #111CC0, 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.

#111CC0 Channel Values

How #111CC0 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 28 · B 1928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 84% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 91% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.76:1 vs white · 1.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #111CC0 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 text10.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #111CC0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #111CC0; 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 #111CC0

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 #111CC0.

How #111CC0 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#111CC0
Protanopia#1A1AC0
Protanomaly#171BC0
Deuteranopia#1919C0
Deuteranomaly#161AC0
Tritanopia#004E4E
Tritanomaly#00408B
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #111CC0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-111cc0: #111CC0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #111CC0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-111cc0': '#111CC0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.110, blue: 0.753)
Android XML<color name="color_111cc0">#111CC0</color>
SVG fillfill="#111CC0"

More Blue Colors

#111CC0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#111CC0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #111CC0?

#111CC0 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(17, 28, 192) in RGB and hsl(236, 84%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zaffer (Zaffre) (#0014A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.78.

What is the RGB value of #111CC0?

#111CC0 is rgb(17, 28, 192) — red 17, green 28, and blue 192 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #111CC0?

#111CC0 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 85%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #111CC0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #111CC0 scores 10.76:1 against white and 1.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #111CC0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #111CC0 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.98, which is visibly different.

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