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#116BB7

#116bb7 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116bb7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.71% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 207.47°, with 83% saturation and 39.22% 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 2.9.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1405

Complementary

  1. #116bb7
  2. #b75d11

Split complementary

  1. #116bb7
  2. #b71118
  3. #b7b011

Analogous

  1. #11b7b0
  2. #116bb7
  3. #1118b7

Triadic

  1. #116bb7
  2. #b7116b
  3. #6bb711

Tetradic

  1. #116bb7
  2. #5d11b7
  3. #b75d11
  4. #6bb711

Square

  1. #116bb7
  2. #b011b7
  3. #b75d11
  4. #18b711

Monochromatic

  1. #04192b
  2. #0a4271
  3. #116bb7
  4. #2992eb
  5. #6fb6f2

Shades

#116bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bb7
  2. #0f60a5
  3. #0e5692
  4. #0c4b80
  5. #0a406e
  6. #09365c
  7. #072b49
  8. #052037
  9. #031525
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bb7
  2. #297abe
  3. #4189c5
  4. #5897cd
  5. #70a6d4
  6. #88b5db
  7. #a0c4e2
  8. #b8d3e9
  9. #cfe1f1
  10. #e7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bb7
  2. #1c6db2
  3. #276fac
  4. #3271a7
  5. #3d73a1
  6. #49769c
  7. #547896
  8. #5f7a91
  9. #6a7c8b
  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 #536a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4470ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2762b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #366eb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2066b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00769d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bb7 {
  color: #116bb7;
}
Background
.bg-116bb7 {
  background-color: #116bb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #116bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 83% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bb7, #1118b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 183 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.90 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.07 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.75 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.43 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.67 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.87 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.09 #ee9448 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#116bb7  rgb(17, 107, 183)  hsl(207, 83%, 39%)  French Blue
#b75d11  rgb(183, 93, 17)  hsl(27, 83%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#b7116b  rgb(183, 17, 107)  hsl(327, 83%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bb711  rgb(107, 183, 17)  hsl(87, 83%, 39%)  Kelly Green