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#116A8B

#116a8b ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#116a8b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.77% cyan, 23.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 196.23°, with 78.21% saturation and 30.59% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1229

Complementary

  1. #116a8b
  2. #8b3211

Split complementary

  1. #116a8b
  2. #8b112d
  3. #8b6f11

Analogous

  1. #118b6f
  2. #116a8b
  3. #112d8b

Triadic

  1. #116a8b
  2. #8b116a
  3. #6a8b11

Tetradic

  1. #116a8b
  2. #32118b
  3. #8b3211
  4. #6a8b11

Square

  1. #116a8b
  2. #6f118b
  3. #8b3211
  4. #2d8b11

Monochromatic

  1. #020e12
  2. #093647
  3. #116a8b
  4. #199ecf
  5. #4cbfe9

Shades

#116a8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116a8b
  2. #0f5f7d
  3. #0e556f
  4. #0c4a61
  5. #0a4053
  6. #093546
  7. #072a38
  8. #05202a
  9. #03151c
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#116a8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116a8b
  2. #297997
  3. #4188a2
  4. #5897ae
  5. #70a6b9
  6. #88b5c5
  7. #a0c3d1
  8. #b8d2dc
  9. #cfe1e8
  10. #e7f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116a8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116a8b
  2. #1c6c8a
  3. #276e89
  4. #327188
  5. #3d7387
  6. #497586
  7. #547784
  8. #5f7983
  9. #6a7c82
  10. #757e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6575 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59688d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #495e8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #46698c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a638b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00707e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116a8b {
  color: #116a8b;
}
Background
.bg-116a8b {
  background-color: #116a8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116a8b {
  border: 2px solid #116a8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116a8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 78% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116a8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116a8b, #112d8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116a8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 139 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.09 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 6.37 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.69 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.66 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.48 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.25 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.61 #ee9574 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#116a8b  rgb(17, 106, 139)  hsl(196, 78%, 31%)  Sea Blue
#8b3211  rgb(139, 50, 17)  hsl(16, 78%, 31%)  Kobe
#8b116a  rgb(139, 17, 106)  hsl(316, 78%, 31%)  Byzantium
#6a8b11  rgb(106, 139, 17)  hsl(76, 78%, 31%)  Olive Drab