What color is #1100AA?

#1100AA is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Bohemian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1100AA?

The RGB value is 17, 0, 170: 17 red, 0 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1100AA?

The complementary color is #99AA00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1100AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1100AA color

#1100AA rgb(17, 0, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1100AA is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 0% green and 66.7% blue (17, 0, 170).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Bohemian Blue (#0000AA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#1100AA color codes

HEX	`#1100AA`
RGB	`rgb(17, 0, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 0%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 100%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.13, 58.6, -78.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.13, 98.19, 306.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.484, 3.02, 38.211)`
Decimal	`1114282`
Short hex	`#10A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1100AA, 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 #1100AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1100AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #1100AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1100aa; }
.text { color: #1100aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1100aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 0 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1100aa, #6600aa); }

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Questions

What color is #1100AA?: #1100AA is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Bohemian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1100AA?: The RGB value is 17, 0, 170: 17 red, 0 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1100AA?: The complementary color is #99AA00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1100AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.