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#116AE0

#116ae0 ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116ae0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.57% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.41% cyan, 52.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 214.2°, with 85.89% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #116ae0
  2. #e08711

Split complementary

  1. #116ae0
  2. #e01f11
  3. #d1e011

Analogous

  1. #11d1e0
  2. #116ae0
  3. #1f11e0

Triadic

  1. #116ae0
  2. #e0116a
  3. #6ae011

Tetradic

  1. #116ae0
  2. #8711e0
  3. #e08711
  4. #6ae011

Square

  1. #116ae0
  2. #e011d1
  3. #e08711
  4. #11e01f

Monochromatic

  1. #062752
  2. #0c4899
  3. #116ae0
  4. #4c93f1
  5. #93bef7

Shades

#116ae0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116ae0
  2. #0f5fca
  3. #0e55b3
  4. #0c4a9d
  5. #0a4086
  6. #093570
  7. #072a5a
  8. #052043
  9. #03152d
  10. #020b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#116ae0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116ae0
  2. #2979e3
  3. #4188e6
  4. #5897e9
  5. #70a6ec
  6. #88b5f0
  7. #a0c3f3
  8. #b8d2f6
  9. #cfe1f9
  10. #e7f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116ae0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116ae0
  2. #1c6cd6
  3. #276ecd
  4. #3271c3
  5. #3d73ba
  6. #4975b0
  7. #5477a6
  8. #5f799d
  9. #6a7c93
  10. #757e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0773e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116ae0 {
  color: #116ae0;
}
Background
.bg-116ae0 {
  background-color: #116ae0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116ae0 {
  border: 2px solid #116ae0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116ae0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116ae0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116ae0, #1f11e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116ae0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 224 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.87 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.31 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.87 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.08 #ee951f Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#116ae0  rgb(17, 106, 224)  hsl(214, 86%, 47%)  Royal Blue
#e08711  rgb(224, 135, 17)  hsl(34, 86%, 47%)  Fulvous
#e0116a  rgb(224, 17, 106)  hsl(334, 86%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#6ae011  rgb(106, 224, 17)  hsl(94, 86%, 47%)  Lawn Green