What color is #1177DD?

#1177DD is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Fading Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1177DD?

The RGB value is 17, 119, 221: 17 red, 119 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1177DD?

The complementary color is #DD7711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1177DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1177DD color

#1177DD rgb(17, 119, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1177DD is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 46.7% green and 86.7% blue (17, 119, 221).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fading Night (#3377CC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#1177DD color codes

HEX	`#1177DD`
RGB	`rgb(17, 119, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 46.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 46%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.13, 11.71, -59.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.13, 60.49, 281.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.874, 18.531, 70.922)`
Decimal	`1144797`
Short hex	`#17D`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1177DD, 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 #1177DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#1177DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #1177DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1177dd; }
.text { color: #1177dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1177dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 119 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1177dd, #1111dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Azure.

Questions

What color is #1177DD?: #1177DD is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Fading Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1177DD?: The RGB value is 17, 119, 221: 17 red, 119 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1177DD?: The complementary color is #DD7711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1177DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.