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#116AA5

#116aa5 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116aa5 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 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.7% cyan, 35.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 203.92°, with 81.32% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.11.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1314

Complementary

  1. #116aa5
  2. #a54c11

Split complementary

  1. #116aa5
  2. #a51120
  3. #a59611

Analogous

  1. #11a596
  2. #116aa5
  3. #1120a5

Triadic

  1. #116aa5
  2. #a5116a
  3. #6aa511

Tetradic

  1. #116aa5
  2. #4c11a5
  3. #a54c11
  4. #6aa511

Square

  1. #116aa5
  2. #9611a5
  3. #a54c11
  4. #20a511

Monochromatic

  1. #03111a
  2. #0a3d60
  3. #116aa5
  4. #1b96e8
  5. #60b6ef

Shades

#116aa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116aa5
  2. #0f5f95
  3. #0e5584
  4. #0c4a74
  5. #0a4063
  6. #093553
  7. #072a42
  8. #052032
  9. #031521
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#116aa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116aa5
  2. #2979ae
  3. #4188b7
  4. #5897c0
  5. #70a6c9
  6. #88b5d2
  7. #a0c3db
  8. #b8d2e4
  9. #cfe1ed
  10. #e7f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116aa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116aa5
  2. #1c6ca1
  3. #276e9e
  4. #32719a
  5. #3d7396
  6. #497593
  7. #54778f
  8. #5f798b
  9. #6a7c87
  10. #757e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e6ca7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3960a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00787f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e6ba6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d64a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116aa5 {
  color: #116aa5;
}
Background
.bg-116aa5 {
  background-color: #116aa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116aa5 {
  border: 2px solid #116aa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116aa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 81% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116aa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116aa5, #1120a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116aa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 165 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.11 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.59 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.15 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.40 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.84 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.82 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.17 #ee955a Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116aa5  rgb(17, 106, 165)  hsl(204, 81%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a54c11  rgb(165, 76, 17)  hsl(24, 81%, 36%)  Sienna
#a5116a  rgb(165, 17, 106)  hsl(324, 81%, 36%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6aa511  rgb(106, 165, 17)  hsl(84, 81%, 36%)  Apple Green