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#116BAD

#116bad ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116bad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.17% cyan, 38.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 205.38°, with 82.11% saturation and 37.25% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1365

Complementary

  1. #116bad
  2. #ad5311

Split complementary

  1. #116bad
  2. #ad111d
  3. #ada111

Analogous

  1. #11ada1
  2. #116bad
  3. #111dad

Triadic

  1. #116bad
  2. #ad116b
  3. #6bad11

Tetradic

  1. #116bad
  2. #5311ad
  3. #ad5311
  4. #6bad11

Square

  1. #116bad
  2. #a111ad
  3. #ad5311
  4. #1dad11

Monochromatic

  1. #031522
  2. #0a4067
  3. #116bad
  4. #2195e9
  5. #67b6f0

Shades

#116bad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bad
  2. #0f609c
  3. #0e568a
  4. #0c4b79
  5. #0a4068
  6. #093657
  7. #072b45
  8. #052034
  9. #031523
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bad
  2. #297ab5
  3. #4189bd
  4. #5897c6
  5. #70a6ce
  6. #88b5d6
  7. #a0c4de
  8. #b8d3e6
  9. #cfe1ef
  10. #e7f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bad
  2. #1c6da9
  3. #276fa4
  4. #3271a0
  5. #3d739b
  6. #497697
  7. #547892
  8. #5f7a8e
  9. #6a7c89
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6fb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3361ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b6daf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2965ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bad {
  color: #116bad;
}
Background
.bg-116bad {
  background-color: #116bad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bad {
  border: 2px solid #116bad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bad, #111dad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 173 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.82 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.81 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.24 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.57 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.64 #ee9452 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116bad  rgb(17, 107, 173)  hsl(205, 82%, 37%)  Medium Persian Blue
#ad5311  rgb(173, 83, 17)  hsl(25, 82%, 37%)  Sienna
#ad116b  rgb(173, 17, 107)  hsl(325, 82%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bad11  rgb(107, 173, 17)  hsl(85, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green