What color is #1177FF?

#1177FF is a vivid azure known as Hadfield Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hadfield Blue?

The RGB value is 17, 119, 255: 17 red, 119 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hadfield Blue?

The complementary color is #FF9911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1177FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hadfield Blue color: hex code #1177FF

#1177FF rgb(17, 119, 255)

Shades of blue

Hadfield Blue has the hex code #1177FF. It is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 46.7% green and 100% blue (17, 119, 255).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

Hadfield Blue (#1177FF) color codes

HEX	`#1177FF`
RGB	`rgb(17, 119, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 46.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 53%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, 24.85, -74.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 78.65, 288.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.871, 20.529, 97.24)`
Decimal	`1144831`
Short hex	`#17F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hadfield Blue, 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 #1177FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1177FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #1177FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1177ff; }
.text { color: #1177ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1177ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 119 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1177ff, #2211ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1177FF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1177FF?: #1177FF is a vivid azure known as Hadfield Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hadfield Blue?: The RGB value is 17, 119, 255: 17 red, 119 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hadfield Blue?: The complementary color is #FF9911, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1177FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.