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#116BA2

#116ba2 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116ba2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.96% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.51% cyan, 33.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 202.76°, with 81.01% saturation and 35.1% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1324

Complementary

  1. #116ba2
  2. #a24811

Split complementary

  1. #116ba2
  2. #a21122
  3. #a29111

Analogous

  1. #11a291
  2. #116ba2
  3. #1122a2

Triadic

  1. #116ba2
  2. #a2116b
  3. #6ba211

Tetradic

  1. #116ba2
  2. #4811a2
  3. #a24811
  4. #6ba211

Square

  1. #116ba2
  2. #9111a2
  3. #a24811
  4. #22a211

Monochromatic

  1. #021018
  2. #0a3d5d
  3. #116ba2
  4. #1999e7
  5. #5eb7ee

Shades

#116ba2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116ba2
  2. #0f6092
  3. #0e5682
  4. #0c4b71
  5. #0a4061
  6. #093651
  7. #072b41
  8. #052031
  9. #031520
  10. #020b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#116ba2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116ba2
  2. #297aab
  3. #4189b5
  4. #5897be
  5. #70a6c7
  6. #88b5d1
  7. #a0c4da
  8. #b8d3e3
  9. #cfe1ec
  10. #e7f0f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116ba2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116ba2
  2. #1c6d9f
  3. #276f9b
  4. #327198
  5. #3d7394
  6. #497691
  7. #54788e
  8. #5f7a8a
  9. #6a7c87
  10. #757e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #516882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #516da4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d60a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00797f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #406ca3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3065a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00738e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116ba2 {
  color: #116ba2;
}
Background
.bg-116ba2 {
  background-color: #116ba2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116ba2 {
  border: 2px solid #116ba2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116ba2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 81% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116ba2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116ba2, #1122a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116ba2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 162 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.77 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.60 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.80 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.81 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.23 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.95 #ee945d Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116ba2  rgb(17, 107, 162)  hsl(203, 81%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a24811  rgb(162, 72, 17)  hsl(23, 81%, 35%)  Sienna
#a2116b  rgb(162, 17, 107)  hsl(323, 81%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ba211  rgb(107, 162, 17)  hsl(83, 81%, 35%)  Olive Drab