What color is #110077?

#110077 is a dark, vivid blue known as Insomniac Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Insomniac Blue?

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

What is the complementary color of Insomniac Blue?

The complementary color is #667700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110077?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Insomniac Blue color: hex code #110077

#110077 rgb(17, 0, 119)

Shades of blue

Insomniac Blue has the hex code #110077. It is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 46.7% blue (17, 0, 119).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

Insomniac Blue (#110077) color codes

HEX	`#110077`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 100%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.29, 45.35, -60.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.29, 75.25, 307.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.56, 1.451, 17.542)`
Decimal	`1114231`
Short hex	`#107`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Insomniac 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 #110077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #110077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110077; }
.text { color: #110077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110077, #4c0077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #110077 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #110077?: #110077 is a dark, vivid blue known as Insomniac Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Insomniac Blue?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 119: 17 red, 0 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Insomniac Blue?: The complementary color is #667700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110077?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.