Information about Very Dark Azure color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #11171D reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and sits very close to black. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Eigengrau (#16161D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Dark Cyan (#111D1D) and Aztec (#0D1C19).
The recipe behind #11171D is rgb(17, 23, 29), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #11171D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Very Dark Azure" in the Register.
Very Dark Azure color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Very Dark Azure color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Very Dark Azure color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Very Dark Azure color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Very Dark Azure color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Very Dark Azure 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 Very Dark Azure color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Very Dark Azure
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#16161D
#111D1D
#0D1C19
#111D17
#17111D
#181818
#181A18
#141216
#1A1A1D
#141414
#0B1021
#1A1D1D
Very Dark Azure color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#11171D
- RGB17, 23, 29
- CMYK5, 2, 0, 89
- CSSrgb(17, 23, 29)
- HSL210°, 26%, 9%
- HSL Precise210°, 26.087%, 9.02%
- HSV210°, 41%, 11%
- HSB210°, 41%, 11%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.067
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
- GLSLvec3(0.067, 0.090, 0.114)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.067, 0.090, 0.114, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.067, 0.090, 0.114)
- Percentage of Red in RGB6.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID11171D
- DECIMAL ID1120029
- Name Length15
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