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#116A8A

#116a8a ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#116a8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.68% cyan, 23.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 195.87°, with 78.06% saturation and 30.39% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1226

Complementary

  1. #116a8a
  2. #8a3111

Split complementary

  1. #116a8a
  2. #8a112d
  3. #8a6d11

Analogous

  1. #118a6d
  2. #116a8a
  3. #112d8a

Triadic

  1. #116a8a
  2. #8a116a
  3. #6a8a11

Tetradic

  1. #116a8a
  2. #31118a
  3. #8a3111
  4. #6a8a11

Square

  1. #116a8a
  2. #6d118a
  3. #8a3111
  4. #2d8a11

Monochromatic

  1. #020e12
  2. #093646
  3. #116a8a
  4. #199ece
  5. #4bbfe9

Shades

#116a8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116a8a
  2. #0f5f7c
  3. #0e556e
  4. #0c4a61
  5. #0a4053
  6. #093545
  7. #072a37
  8. #052029
  9. #03151c
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#116a8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116a8a
  2. #297996
  3. #4188a1
  4. #5897ad
  5. #70a6b9
  6. #88b5c5
  7. #a0c3d0
  8. #b8d2dc
  9. #cfe1e8
  10. #e7f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116a8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116a8a
  2. #1c6c89
  3. #276e88
  4. #327187
  5. #3d7386
  6. #497585
  7. #547784
  8. #5f7983
  9. #6a7c82
  10. #757e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59688c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a5d8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #47698b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b638a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006f7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116a8a {
  color: #116a8a;
}
Background
.bg-116a8a {
  background-color: #116a8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116a8a {
  border: 2px solid #116a8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116a8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 78% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116a8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116a8a, #112d8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116a8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 138 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.46 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.13 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.84 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.06 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.75 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.59 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.00 #ee9575 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#116a8a  rgb(17, 106, 138)  hsl(196, 78%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#8a3111  rgb(138, 49, 17)  hsl(16, 78%, 30%)  Kobe
#8a116a  rgb(138, 17, 106)  hsl(316, 78%, 30%)  Byzantium
#6a8a11  rgb(106, 138, 17)  hsl(76, 78%, 30%)  Olive Drab