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#116AAA

#116aaa ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116aaa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 205.1°, with 81.82% saturation and 36.67% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1333

Complementary

  1. #116aaa
  2. #aa5111

Split complementary

  1. #116aaa
  2. #aa111d
  3. #aa9e11

Analogous

  1. #11aa9e
  2. #116aaa
  3. #111daa

Triadic

  1. #116aaa
  2. #aa116a
  3. #6aaa11

Tetradic

  1. #116aaa
  2. #5111aa
  3. #aa5111
  4. #6aaa11

Square

  1. #116aaa
  2. #9e11aa
  3. #aa5111
  4. #1daa11

Monochromatic

  1. #03131f
  2. #0a3f64
  3. #116aaa
  4. #1f94e9
  5. #64b5f0

Shades

#116aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116aaa
  2. #0f5f99
  3. #0e5588
  4. #0c4a77
  5. #0a4066
  6. #093555
  7. #072a44
  8. #052033
  9. #031522
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#116aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116aaa
  2. #2979b3
  3. #4188bb
  4. #5897c4
  5. #70a6cc
  6. #88b5d5
  7. #a0c3dd
  8. #b8d2e6
  9. #cfe1ee
  10. #e7f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116aaa
  2. #1c6ca6
  3. #276ea2
  4. #32719d
  5. #3d7399
  6. #497595
  7. #547791
  8. #5f798d
  9. #6a7c88
  10. #757e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #516887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6dad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3460a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b6cac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a64a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116aaa {
  color: #116aaa;
}
Background
.bg-116aaa {
  background-color: #116aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116aaa {
  border: 2px solid #116aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116aaa, #111daa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 170 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.35 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.24 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.72 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.19 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.54 #ee9555 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116aaa  rgb(17, 106, 170)  hsl(205, 82%, 37%)  Medium Persian Blue
#aa5111  rgb(170, 81, 17)  hsl(25, 82%, 37%)  Sienna
#aa116a  rgb(170, 17, 106)  hsl(325, 82%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6aaa11  rgb(106, 170, 17)  hsl(85, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green