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#116A8E

#116a8e ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#116a8e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.03% cyan, 25.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 197.28°, with 78.62% saturation and 31.18% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 2.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1238

Complementary

  1. #116a8e
  2. #8e3511

Split complementary

  1. #116a8e
  2. #8e112c
  3. #8e7411

Analogous

  1. #118e74
  2. #116a8e
  3. #112c8e

Triadic

  1. #116a8e
  2. #8e116a
  3. #6a8e11

Tetradic

  1. #116a8e
  2. #35118e
  3. #8e3511
  4. #6a8e11

Square

  1. #116a8e
  2. #74118e
  3. #8e3511
  4. #2c8e11

Monochromatic

  1. #020e12
  2. #09374a
  3. #116a8e
  4. #199dd2
  5. #4ebdea

Shades

#116a8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116a8e
  2. #0f5f80
  3. #0e5572
  4. #0c4a63
  5. #0a4055
  6. #093547
  7. #072a39
  8. #05202b
  9. #03151c
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#116a8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116a8e
  2. #297999
  3. #4188a5
  4. #5897b0
  5. #70a6bb
  6. #88b5c7
  7. #a0c3d2
  8. #b8d2dd
  9. #cfe1e8
  10. #e7f0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116a8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116a8e
  2. #1c6c8d
  3. #276e8b
  4. #32718a
  5. #3d7388
  6. #497587
  7. #547786
  8. #5f7984
  9. #6a7c83
  10. #757e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6676 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #586990 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #485e8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #46698f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #39638e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116a8e {
  color: #116a8e;
}
Background
.bg-116a8e {
  background-color: #116a8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116a8e {
  border: 2px solid #116a8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116a8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 79% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116a8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116a8e, #112c8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116a8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 142 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 2.01 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.36 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.53 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 7.13 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.71 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.28 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.52 #ee9571 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#116a8e  rgb(17, 106, 142)  hsl(197, 79%, 31%)  Sea Blue
#8e3511  rgb(142, 53, 17)  hsl(17, 79%, 31%)  Kobe
#8e116a  rgb(142, 17, 106)  hsl(317, 79%, 31%)  Boysenberry
#6a8e11  rgb(106, 142, 17)  hsl(77, 79%, 31%)  Olive Drab