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#11276A Color

#11276A is rgb(17, 39, 106) in RGB, hsl(225, 72%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 63%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sapphire Navy (#082567), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#11276A
HEX#11276A
RGBrgb(17, 39, 106)
HSLhsl(225, 72%, 24%)
HSVhsv(225, 84%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 63%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(30.4% 0.12 265.6)
LABlab(17.70% 13.50 -42.48)
LCHlch(17.70% 44.57 287.63)

What #11276A 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 #11276A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#11276A Channel Values

How #11276A 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 39 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 72% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 84% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.8:1 vs white · 1.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #11276A 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 text13.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #11276A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #11276A; 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 #11276A

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 #11276A 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#11276A
Protanopia#24246A
Protanomaly#1E256A
Deuteranopia#21216A
Deuteranomaly#1C246A
Tritanopia#003535
Tritanomaly#00304F
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

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Using #11276A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-11276a: #11276A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #11276A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-11276a': '#11276A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.153, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_11276a">#11276A</color>
SVG fillfill="#11276A"

More Blue Colors

#11276A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#11276A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #11276A?

#11276A is a dark blue — rgb(17, 39, 106) in RGB and hsl(225, 72%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sapphire Navy (#082567), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.39.

What is the RGB value of #11276A?

#11276A is rgb(17, 39, 106) — red 17, green 39, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #11276A?

#11276A converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 63%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #11276A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #11276A scores 13.8:1 against white and 1.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #11276A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #11276A 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.86, which is visibly different.

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