Information about #1179A2 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively sky-leaning azure, #1179A2 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Geaux Blue (#1277A3). Slightly further away sit Nice Blue (#107AB0) and Allports (#0076A3).
The recipe behind #1179A2 is rgb(17, 121, 162), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. #1179A2 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#1179A2 color variations
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#1179A2 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#1179A2 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#1179A2 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#1179A2 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#1179A2 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #1179A2 color
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Nearest named colors to #1179A2
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1277A3
#107AB0
#0076A3
#007AA5
#2070A0
#007BA7
#007EA8
#00879F
#0084AC
#017B92
#006AA7
#006C98
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#1179A2
- RGB17, 121, 162
- CMYK57, 16, 0, 36
- CSSrgb(17, 121, 162)
- HSL197°, 81%, 35%
- HSL Precise196.966°, 81.006%, 35.098%
- HSV197°, 90%, 64%
- HSB197°, 90%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.067
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
- GLSLvec3(0.067, 0.475, 0.635)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.067, 0.475, 0.635, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.067, 0.475, 0.635)
- Percentage of Red in RGB6.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID1179A2
- DECIMAL ID1145250
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
