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#111CD8

#111cd8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#111cd8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 10.98% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.13% cyan, 87.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 236.68°, with 85.41% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.0591

Complementary

  1. #111cd8
  2. #d8cd11

Split complementary

  1. #111cd8
  2. #d86911
  3. #80d811

Analogous

  1. #1180d8
  2. #111cd8
  3. #6911d8

Triadic

  1. #111cd8
  2. #d8111c
  3. #1cd811

Tetradic

  1. #111cd8
  2. #cd11d8
  3. #d8cd11
  4. #1cd811

Square

  1. #111cd8
  2. #d81180
  3. #d8cd11
  4. #11d869

Monochromatic

  1. #060a4a
  2. #0b1391
  3. #111cd8
  4. #454ff0
  5. #8c92f6

Shades

#111cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #111cd8
  2. #0f19c2
  3. #0e16ad
  4. #0c1497
  5. #0a1182
  6. #090e6c
  7. #070b56
  8. #050841
  9. #03062b
  10. #020316
  11. #000000

Tints

#111cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #111cd8
  2. #2933dc
  3. #4149e0
  4. #5860e4
  5. #7077e8
  6. #888eec
  7. #a0a4ef
  8. #b8bbf3
  9. #cfd2f7
  10. #e7e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#111cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #111cd8
  2. #1c26cf
  3. #2730c6
  4. #323abe
  5. #3d44b5
  6. #494eac
  7. #5458a3
  8. #5f629a
  9. #6a6c92
  10. #757689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004cab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-111cd8 {
  color: #111cd8;
}
Background
.bg-111cd8 {
  background-color: #111cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-111cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #111cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #111cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 28 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-111cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #111cd8, #6911d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-111cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 28 216 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.29 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.67 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.12 #eee327 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#111cd8  rgb(17, 28, 216)  hsl(237, 85%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#d8cd11  rgb(216, 205, 17)  hsl(57, 85%, 46%)  Citrine
#d8111c  rgb(216, 17, 28)  hsl(357, 85%, 46%)  Lava
#1cd811  rgb(28, 216, 17)  hsl(117, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green