What color is #1199EE?

#1199EE is a vivid azure known as Out of the Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Out of the Blue?

The RGB value is 17, 153, 238: 17 red, 153 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Out of the Blue?

The complementary color is #EE6611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1199EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Out of the Blue color: hex code #1199EE

#1199EE rgb(17, 153, 238)

Shades of blue

Out of the Blue has the hex code #1199EE. It is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 60% green and 93.3% blue (17, 153, 238).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

Out of the Blue (#1199EE) color codes

HEX	`#1199EE`
RGB	`rgb(17, 153, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 60%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 36%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, -2.34, -51.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 51.76, 267.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.049, 29.071, 85.058)`
Decimal	`1153518`
Short hex	`#19E`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Out of the 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 #1199EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1199EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #1199EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1199ee; }
.text { color: #1199ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1199ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 153 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1199ee, #112aee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #1199EE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #1199EE?: #1199EE is a vivid azure known as Out of the Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Out of the Blue?: The RGB value is 17, 153, 238: 17 red, 153 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Out of the Blue?: The complementary color is #EE6611, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1199EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.