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#116ABB

#116abb ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116abb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.57% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.91% cyan, 43.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 208.59°, with 83.33% saturation and 40% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.1402

Complementary

  1. #116abb
  2. #bb6211

Split complementary

  1. #116abb
  2. #bb1115
  3. #bbb711

Analogous

  1. #11bbb7
  2. #116abb
  3. #1115bb

Triadic

  1. #116abb
  2. #bb116a
  3. #6abb11

Tetradic

  1. #116abb
  2. #6211bb
  3. #bb6211
  4. #6abb11

Square

  1. #116abb
  2. #b711bb
  3. #bb6211
  4. #15bb11

Monochromatic

  1. #041a2f
  2. #0b4275
  3. #116abb
  4. #2d91ec
  5. #73b5f2

Shades

#116abb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116abb
  2. #0f5fa8
  3. #0e5596
  4. #0c4a83
  5. #0a4070
  6. #09355e
  7. #072a4b
  8. #052038
  9. #031525
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116abb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116abb
  2. #2979c2
  3. #4188c9
  4. #5897cf
  5. #70a6d6
  6. #88b5dd
  7. #a0c3e4
  8. #b8d2eb
  9. #cfe1f1
  10. #e7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116abb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116abb
  2. #1c6cb5
  3. #276eaf
  4. #3271a9
  5. #3d73a3
  6. #49759e
  7. #547798
  8. #5f7992
  9. #6a7c8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4070be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e62b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #336ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1965ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116abb {
  color: #116abb;
}
Background
.bg-116abb {
  background-color: #116abb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116abb {
  border: 2px solid #116abb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116abb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116abb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116abb, #1115bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116abb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 187 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.52 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.03 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.38 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.94 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.21 #ee9544 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#116abb  rgb(17, 106, 187)  hsl(209, 83%, 40%)  French Blue
#bb6211  rgb(187, 98, 17)  hsl(29, 83%, 40%)  Ginger
#bb116a  rgb(187, 17, 106)  hsl(329, 83%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6abb11  rgb(106, 187, 17)  hsl(89, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green