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#116AAE

#116aae ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116aae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.23% cyan, 39.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 205.99°, with 82.2% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1348

Complementary

  1. #116aae
  2. #ae5511

Split complementary

  1. #116aae
  2. #ae111b
  3. #aea411

Analogous

  1. #11aea4
  2. #116aae
  3. #111bae

Triadic

  1. #116aae
  2. #ae116a
  3. #6aae11

Tetradic

  1. #116aae
  2. #5511ae
  3. #ae5511
  4. #6aae11

Square

  1. #116aae
  2. #a411ae
  3. #ae5511
  4. #1bae11

Monochromatic

  1. #031523
  2. #0a4068
  3. #116aae
  4. #2293e9
  5. #68b5f0

Shades

#116aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116aae
  2. #0f5f9d
  3. #0e558b
  4. #0c4a7a
  5. #0a4068
  6. #093557
  7. #072a46
  8. #052034
  9. #031523
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#116aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116aae
  2. #2979b6
  3. #4188be
  4. #5897c6
  5. #70a6ce
  6. #88b5d7
  7. #a0c3df
  8. #b8d2e7
  9. #cfe1ef
  10. #e7f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116aae
  2. #1c6ca9
  3. #276ea5
  4. #3271a0
  5. #3d739c
  6. #497597
  7. #547792
  8. #5f798e
  9. #6a7c89
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #516889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #496eb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3061ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a6cb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2765ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007496 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116aae {
  color: #116aae;
}
Background
.bg-116aae {
  background-color: #116aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116aae {
  border: 2px solid #116aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116aae, #111bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 174 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.83 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.13 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.88 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.69 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.09 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.94 #ee9551 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116aae  rgb(17, 106, 174)  hsl(206, 82%, 37%)  Medium Persian Blue
#ae5511  rgb(174, 85, 17)  hsl(26, 82%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#ae116a  rgb(174, 17, 106)  hsl(326, 82%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6aae11  rgb(106, 174, 17)  hsl(86, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green