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#116BAA

#116baa ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116baa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90% cyan, 37.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 204.71°, with 81.82% saturation and 36.67% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.55.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #116baa
  2. #aa5011

Split complementary

  1. #116baa
  2. #aa111e
  3. #aa9d11

Analogous

  1. #11aa9d
  2. #116baa
  3. #111eaa

Triadic

  1. #116baa
  2. #aa116b
  3. #6baa11

Tetradic

  1. #116baa
  2. #5011aa
  3. #aa5011
  4. #6baa11

Square

  1. #116baa
  2. #9d11aa
  3. #aa5011
  4. #1eaa11

Monochromatic

  1. #03131f
  2. #0a3f64
  3. #116baa
  4. #1f96e9
  5. #64b6f0

Shades

#116baa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116baa
  2. #0f6099
  3. #0e5688
  4. #0c4b77
  5. #0a4066
  6. #093655
  7. #072b44
  8. #052033
  9. #031522
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#116baa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116baa
  2. #297ab3
  3. #4189bb
  4. #5897c4
  5. #70a6cc
  6. #88b5d5
  7. #a0c4dd
  8. #b8d3e6
  9. #cfe1ee
  10. #e7f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116baa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116baa
  2. #1c6da6
  3. #276fa2
  4. #32719d
  5. #3d7399
  6. #497695
  7. #547891
  8. #5f7a8d
  9. #6a7c88
  10. #757e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d6ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3661a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d6dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b65a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116baa {
  color: #116baa;
}
Background
.bg-116baa {
  background-color: #116baa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116baa {
  border: 2px solid #116baa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116baa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116baa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116baa, #111eaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116baa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 170 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.55 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.95 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.79 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.07 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.90 #ee9455 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116baa  rgb(17, 107, 170)  hsl(205, 82%, 37%)  Medium Persian Blue
#aa5011  rgb(170, 80, 17)  hsl(25, 82%, 37%)  Sienna
#aa116b  rgb(170, 17, 107)  hsl(325, 82%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6baa11  rgb(107, 170, 17)  hsl(85, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green