What color is #115DEE?

#115DEE is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Opulent Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #115DEE?

The RGB value is 17, 93, 238: 17 red, 93 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #115DEE?

The complementary color is #EEA211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #115DEE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#115DEE color

#115DEE rgb(17, 93, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #115DEE is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 36.5% green and 93.3% blue (17, 93, 238).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Blue (#0055EE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#115DEE color codes

HEX	`#115DEE`
RGB	`rgb(17, 93, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 36.5%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 61%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.4, 34.91, -78.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.4, 85.67, 294.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.573, 14.118, 82.566)`
Decimal	`1138158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #115DEE, 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 #115DEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#115DEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	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 #115DEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #115dee; }
.text { color: #115dee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #115dee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 93 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #115dee, #3411ee); }

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Questions

What color is #115DEE?: #115DEE is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Opulent Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #115DEE?: The RGB value is 17, 93, 238: 17 red, 93 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #115DEE?: The complementary color is #EEA211, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #115DEE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.