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#116A9E

#116a9e ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116a9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.24% cyan, 32.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 202.13°, with 80.57% saturation and 34.31% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.129

Complementary

  1. #116a9e
  2. #9e4511

Split complementary

  1. #116a9e
  2. #9e1123
  3. #9e8b11

Analogous

  1. #119e8b
  2. #116a9e
  3. #11239e

Triadic

  1. #116a9e
  2. #9e116a
  3. #6a9e11

Tetradic

  1. #116a9e
  2. #45119e
  3. #9e4511
  4. #6a9e11

Square

  1. #116a9e
  2. #8b119e
  3. #9e4511
  4. #239e11

Monochromatic

  1. #020d14
  2. #0a3c59
  3. #116a9e
  4. #1898e3
  5. #5bb7ed

Shades

#116a9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116a9e
  2. #0f5f8e
  3. #0e557e
  4. #0c4a6f
  5. #0a405f
  6. #09354f
  7. #072a3f
  8. #05202f
  9. #031520
  10. #020b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#116a9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116a9e
  2. #2979a8
  3. #4188b1
  4. #5897bb
  5. #70a6c5
  6. #88b5cf
  7. #a0c3d8
  8. #b8d2e2
  9. #cfe1ec
  10. #e7f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116a9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116a9e
  2. #1c6c9b
  3. #276e98
  4. #327195
  5. #3d7392
  6. #49758f
  7. #54778c
  8. #5f7989
  9. #6a7c86
  10. #757e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #516ba0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e5f9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00777d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #406b9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31649d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00728b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116a9e {
  color: #116a9e;
}
Background
.bg-116a9e {
  background-color: #116a9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116a9e {
  border: 2px solid #116a9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116a9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 81% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116a9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116a9e, #11239e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116a9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 158 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.98 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 2.92 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.49 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.91 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.17 #ee9561 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116a9e  rgb(17, 106, 158)  hsl(202, 81%, 34%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9e4511  rgb(158, 69, 17)  hsl(22, 81%, 34%)  Saddle Brown
#9e116a  rgb(158, 17, 106)  hsl(322, 81%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6a9e11  rgb(106, 158, 17)  hsl(82, 81%, 34%)  Olive Drab