What color is #111188?

#111188 is a dark, moderate blue known as Galactic Cruise. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Galactic Cruise?

The RGB value is 17, 17, 136: 17 red, 17 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Galactic Cruise?

The complementary color is #888811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #111188?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Galactic Cruise color: hex code #111188

#111188 rgb(17, 17, 136)

Shades of blue

Galactic Cruise has the hex code #111188. It is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 6.7% green and 53.3% blue (17, 17, 136).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

Galactic Cruise (#111188) color codes

HEX	`#111188`
RGB	`rgb(17, 17, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 6.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 88%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 88%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.97, 43.63, -63.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.97, 76.69, 304.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.874, 2.297, 23.474)`
Decimal	`1118600`
Short hex	`#118`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Galactic Cruise, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #111188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#111188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #111188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #111188; }
.text { color: #111188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #111188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 17 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #111188, #4d1188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #111188 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #111188?: #111188 is a dark, moderate blue known as Galactic Cruise. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Galactic Cruise?: The RGB value is 17, 17, 136: 17 red, 17 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Galactic Cruise?: The complementary color is #888811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #111188?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.