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#116AAF

#116aaf ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116aaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.29% cyan, 39.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 206.2°, with 82.29% saturation and 37.65% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1352

Complementary

  1. #116aaf
  2. #af5611

Split complementary

  1. #116aaf
  2. #af111b
  3. #afa511

Analogous

  1. #11afa5
  2. #116aaf
  3. #111baf

Triadic

  1. #116aaf
  2. #af116a
  3. #6aaf11

Tetradic

  1. #116aaf
  2. #5611af
  3. #af5611
  4. #6aaf11

Square

  1. #116aaf
  2. #a511af
  3. #af5611
  4. #1baf11

Monochromatic

  1. #031624
  2. #0a4069
  3. #116aaf
  4. #2393ea
  5. #69b5f0

Shades

#116aaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116aaf
  2. #0f5f9e
  3. #0e558c
  4. #0c4a7b
  5. #0a4069
  6. #093558
  7. #072a46
  8. #052035
  9. #031523
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#116aaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116aaf
  2. #2979b7
  3. #4188bf
  4. #5897c7
  5. #70a6cf
  6. #88b5d7
  7. #a0c3df
  8. #b8d2e7
  9. #cfe1ef
  10. #e7f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116aaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116aaf
  2. #1c6caa
  3. #276ea6
  4. #3271a1
  5. #3d739c
  6. #497598
  7. #547793
  8. #5f798e
  9. #6a7c89
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52688a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #486eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f61ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #396db1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2665ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007497 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116aaf {
  color: #116aaf;
}
Background
.bg-116aaf {
  background-color: #116aaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116aaf {
  border: 2px solid #116aaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116aaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 82% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116aaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116aaf, #111baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116aaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 175 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.97 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.66 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.99 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.10 #ee9550 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116aaf  rgb(17, 106, 175)  hsl(206, 82%, 38%)  Medium Persian Blue
#af5611  rgb(175, 86, 17)  hsl(26, 82%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#af116a  rgb(175, 17, 106)  hsl(326, 82%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6aaf11  rgb(106, 175, 17)  hsl(86, 82%, 38%)  Kelly Green