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#116ABA

#116aba ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116aba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.86% cyan, 43.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 208.4°, with 83.25% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #116aba
  2. #ba6111

Split complementary

  1. #116aba
  2. #ba1116
  3. #bab511

Analogous

  1. #11bab5
  2. #116aba
  3. #1116ba

Triadic

  1. #116aba
  2. #ba116a
  3. #6aba11

Tetradic

  1. #116aba
  2. #6111ba
  3. #ba6111
  4. #6aba11

Square

  1. #116aba
  2. #b511ba
  3. #ba6111
  4. #16ba11

Monochromatic

  1. #041a2e
  2. #0b4274
  3. #116aba
  4. #2c91ec
  5. #72b5f2

Shades

#116aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116aba
  2. #0f5fa7
  3. #0e5595
  4. #0c4a82
  5. #0a4070
  6. #09355d
  7. #072a4a
  8. #052038
  9. #031525
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116aba
  2. #2979c1
  3. #4188c8
  4. #5897cf
  5. #70a6d6
  6. #88b5dd
  7. #a0c3e3
  8. #b8d2ea
  9. #cfe1f1
  10. #e7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116aba
  2. #1c6cb4
  3. #276eae
  4. #3271a9
  5. #3d73a3
  6. #49759d
  7. #547797
  8. #5f7991
  9. #6a7c8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536990 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4070bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2062b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #336ebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b65b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00769f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116aba {
  color: #116aba;
}
Background
.bg-116aba {
  background-color: #116aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116aba {
  border: 2px solid #116aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116aba, #1116ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 186 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.46 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.47 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.09 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.32 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.26 #ee9545 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

French Blue
#116aba  rgb(17, 106, 186)  hsl(208, 83%, 40%)  French Blue
#ba6111  rgb(186, 97, 17)  hsl(28, 83%, 40%)  Ginger
#ba116a  rgb(186, 17, 106)  hsl(328, 83%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6aba11  rgb(106, 186, 17)  hsl(88, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green