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#116ABC

#116abc ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116abc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.96% cyan, 43.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 208.77°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.1406

Complementary

  1. #116abc
  2. #bc6311

Split complementary

  1. #116abc
  2. #bc1115
  3. #bcb911

Analogous

  1. #11bcb9
  2. #116abc
  3. #1115bc

Triadic

  1. #116abc
  2. #bc116a
  3. #6abc11

Tetradic

  1. #116abc
  2. #6311bc
  3. #bc6311
  4. #6abc11

Square

  1. #116abc
  2. #b911bc
  3. #bc6311
  4. #15bc11

Monochromatic

  1. #041b30
  2. #0b4276
  3. #116abc
  4. #2d91ec
  5. #74b6f2

Shades

#116abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116abc
  2. #0f5fa9
  3. #0e5596
  4. #0c4a84
  5. #0a4071
  6. #09355e
  7. #072a4b
  8. #052038
  9. #031526
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116abc
  2. #2979c3
  3. #4188c9
  4. #5897d0
  5. #70a6d7
  6. #88b5de
  7. #a0c3e4
  8. #b8d2eb
  9. #cfe1f2
  10. #e7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116abc
  2. #1c6cb6
  3. #276eb0
  4. #3271aa
  5. #3d73a4
  6. #49759e
  7. #547798
  8. #5f7992
  9. #6a7c8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536992 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f71bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c62ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #326ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1865bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116abc {
  color: #116abc;
}
Background
.bg-116abc {
  background-color: #116abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116abc {
  border: 2px solid #116abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116abc, #1115bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 188 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.58 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.73 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.98 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.18 #ee9543 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#116abc  rgb(17, 106, 188)  hsl(209, 83%, 40%)  French Blue
#bc6311  rgb(188, 99, 17)  hsl(29, 83%, 40%)  Ginger
#bc116a  rgb(188, 17, 106)  hsl(329, 83%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6abc11  rgb(106, 188, 17)  hsl(89, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green