What color is #110E52?

#110E52 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #110E52?

The RGB value is 17, 14, 82: 17 red, 14 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #110E52?

The complementary color is #4F520E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #110E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#110E52 color

#110E52 rgb(17, 14, 82)

Shades of black

The hex color #110E52 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 5.5% green and 32.2% blue (17, 14, 82).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 71% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 83% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Silent Twilight (#0F084B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#110E52 color codes

HEX	`#110E52`
RGB	`rgb(17, 14, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 5.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 71%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 83%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 83%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.34, 26.73, -40.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.34, 48.41, 303.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.911, 1.042, 8.081)`
Decimal	`1117778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #110E52, 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 #110E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#110E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #110E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #110e52; }
.text { color: #110e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #110e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 14 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #110e52, #330e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #110E52?: #110E52 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Silent Twilight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #110E52?: The RGB value is 17, 14, 82: 17 red, 14 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #110E52?: The complementary color is #4F520E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #110E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.