Information about #117FBB color
Basic facts about this digital color
A energetic, saturated steel-blue azure, #117FBB sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Nice Blue (#107AB0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2) and Star Command Blue (#007BB8).
In RGB terms — rgb(17, 127, 187) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #117FBB background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.4:1. #117FBB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#117FBB color variations
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#117FBB color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#117FBB color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#117FBB color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#117FBB color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#117FBB 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 #117FBB color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #117FBB
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#107AB0
#188BC2
#007BB8
#0077BE
#0E87CC
#0481C9
#0077C0
#0072BB
#0070B8
#0084AC
#0072B1
#0071C5
#117FBB color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#117FBB
- RGB17, 127, 187
- CMYK67, 24, 0, 27
- CSSrgb(17, 127, 187)
- HSL201°, 83%, 40%
- HSL Precise201.176°, 83.333%, 40%
- HSV201°, 91%, 73%
- HSB201°, 91%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.067
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
- GLSLvec3(0.067, 0.498, 0.733)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.067, 0.498, 0.733, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.067, 0.498, 0.733)
- Percentage of Red in RGB6.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID117FBB
- DECIMAL ID1146811
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
