What color is #1199FF?

#1199FF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Fresh Blue of Bel Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1199FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #1199FF?

The complementary color is #FF7711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1199FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1199FF color

#1199FF rgb(17, 153, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #1199FF is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 60% green and 100% blue (17, 153, 255).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Blue of Bel Air (#069AF3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#1199FF color codes

HEX	`#1199FF`
RGB	`rgb(17, 153, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 60%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 40%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, 4.01, -59.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 59.72, 273.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.665, 30.118, 98.838)`
Decimal	`1153535`
Short hex	`#19F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1199FF, 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 #1199FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#1199FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #1199FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1199ff; }
.text { color: #1199ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1199ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 153 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1199ff, #1122ff); }

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Questions

What color is #1199FF?: #1199FF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Fresh Blue of Bel Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1199FF?: The RGB value is 17, 153, 255: 17 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1199FF?: The complementary color is #FF7711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1199FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.