Information about #1179E8 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#1179E8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(17, 121, 232) — 6.7% red, 47.5% green, 91% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 84 / 44 / 0 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated azure, #1179E8 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blue Dress (#157DEC). Slightly further away sit Vivid Azure (#0074E7) and MetaCoin (#0069EB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(17, 121, 232)), which gives #1179E8 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #1179E8: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. No one has named #1179E8 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#1179E8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#1179E8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#1179E8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#1179E8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#3C7BBE

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Grey

#808080

#1179E8 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#11CFE8

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#11E8AB

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#11E855

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#1179E8 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#E88111
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#E5E811
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#E81511
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#11E5E8
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#1179E8
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#E81179
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#79E811
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#8111E8
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#E88111
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#79E811
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#E811E5
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#E88111
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#11E815
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Nearest named colors to #1179E8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blue Dress color link
Blue Dress

#157DEC

Vivid Azure color link
Vivid Azure

#0074E7

MetaCoin color link
MetaCoin

#0069EB

Bright Navy Blue color link
Bright Navy Blue

#1974D2

Microsoft Edge Blue color link
Microsoft Edge Blue

#0078D7

Agility Blue color link
Agility Blue

#0077D7

Blue Cola color link
Blue Cola

#0088DC

Weebly Blue color link
Weebly Blue

#1F8EED

Riobleu color link
Riobleu

#0B85FF

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

Clear Blue color link
Clear Blue

#247AFD

Azure color link
Azure

#007FFF

#1179E8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1179E8
  • RGB17, 121, 232
  • CMYK84, 44, 0, 9
  • CSSrgb(17, 121, 232)
  • HSL211°, 86%, 49%
  • HSL Precise210.977°, 86.345%, 48.824%
  • HSV211°, 93%, 91%
  • HSB211°, 93%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • GLSLvec3(0.067, 0.475, 0.910)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.067, 0.475, 0.910, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.067, 0.475, 0.910)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID1179E8
  • DECIMAL ID1145320
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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