Skip to the color picker

#11779d color: Mitchell Blue

#11779d is rgb(17, 119, 157) in RGB and oklch(53.428% 0.10257 230.414) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

196°
100%

53.4%
0.103
230°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.15:1Hard to read
Lc 30

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #11779d

#11779d is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 230°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.06:1 contrast and black text 4.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mitchell Blue (#0d789f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #11779d mixed with white

  1. 11779d
  2. 3684a7
  3. 5092b1
  4. 679fbb
  5. 7dacc4
  6. 92bace
  7. a8c8d8
  8. bed5e2
  9. d3e3ec
  10. e9f1f5

Darker: #11779d mixed with black

  1. 11779d
  2. 0d6788
  3. 095773
  4. 06475f
  5. 04384c
  6. 022a3a
  7. 011c28
  8. 001018
  9. 000509
  10. 000101

Calmer: #11779d with less saturation

  1. 11779d
  2. 257698
  3. 337694
  4. 3d758f
  5. 46748a
  6. 4d7385
  7. 557281
  8. 5b717c
  9. 616f77
  10. 676e72

Questions about #11779d

What color is #11779d?

#11779d is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Mitchell Blue. In RGB it is rgb(17, 119, 157), in HSL hsl(196.29, 80.46%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.428% 0.10257 230.414).

What colors go well with #11779d?

The complementary color of #11779d is #9c5a31. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007e85 and #496da8. The triadic partners are #995275 and #70721f.

Is white or black text more readable on #11779d?

White text reads better on #11779d: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and black gives 4.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #11779d a warm or cool color?

#11779d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 230 degrees, its lightness 53.4% and its chroma 0.103.