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#116A9C

#116a9c ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116a9c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.57% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.1% cyan, 32.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 201.58°, with 80.35% saturation and 33.92% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1283

Complementary

  1. #116a9c
  2. #9c4311

Split complementary

  1. #116a9c
  2. #9c1125
  3. #9c8811

Analogous

  1. #119c88
  2. #116a9c
  3. #11259c

Triadic

  1. #116a9c
  2. #9c116a
  3. #6a9c11

Tetradic

  1. #116a9c
  2. #43119c
  3. #9c4311
  4. #6a9c11

Square

  1. #116a9c
  2. #88119c
  3. #9c4311
  4. #259c11

Monochromatic

  1. #020d12
  2. #093b57
  3. #116a9c
  4. #1999e1
  5. #59b8ed

Shades

#116a9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116a9c
  2. #0f5f8c
  3. #0e557d
  4. #0c4a6d
  5. #0a405e
  6. #09354e
  7. #072a3e
  8. #05202f
  9. #03151f
  10. #020b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#116a9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116a9c
  2. #2979a6
  3. #4188b0
  4. #5897ba
  5. #70a6c4
  6. #88b5ce
  7. #a0c3d7
  8. #b8d2e1
  9. #cfe1eb
  10. #e7f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116a9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116a9c
  2. #1c6c99
  3. #276e96
  4. #327194
  5. #3d7391
  6. #49758e
  7. #54778b
  8. #5f7988
  9. #6a7c86
  10. #757e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50677e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #526b9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f5f9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00767c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #416b9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #32649b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00728a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116a9c {
  color: #116a9c;
}
Background
.bg-116a9c {
  background-color: #116a9c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116a9c {
  border: 2px solid #116a9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116a9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 80% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116a9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116a9c, #11259c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116a9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 156 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.40 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 2.45 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.83 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.12 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.40 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.93 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.28 #ee9563 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116a9c  rgb(17, 106, 156)  hsl(202, 80%, 34%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9c4311  rgb(156, 67, 17)  hsl(22, 80%, 34%)  Saddle Brown
#9c116a  rgb(156, 17, 106)  hsl(322, 80%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6a9c11  rgb(106, 156, 17)  hsl(82, 80%, 34%)  Olive Drab