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#116BB8

#116bb8 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116bb8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.76% cyan, 41.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 207.66°, with 83.08% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.141

Complementary

  1. #116bb8
  2. #b85e11

Split complementary

  1. #116bb8
  2. #b81118
  3. #b8b111

Analogous

  1. #11b8b1
  2. #116bb8
  3. #1118b8

Triadic

  1. #116bb8
  2. #b8116b
  3. #6bb811

Tetradic

  1. #116bb8
  2. #5e11b8
  3. #b85e11
  4. #6bb811

Square

  1. #116bb8
  2. #b111b8
  3. #b85e11
  4. #18b811

Monochromatic

  1. #041a2c
  2. #0b4272
  3. #116bb8
  4. #2a92eb
  5. #70b6f2

Shades

#116bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bb8
  2. #0f60a6
  3. #0e5693
  4. #0c4b81
  5. #0a406e
  6. #09365c
  7. #072b4a
  8. #052037
  9. #031525
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bb8
  2. #297abf
  3. #4189c6
  4. #5897cd
  5. #70a6d4
  6. #88b5dc
  7. #a0c4e3
  8. #b8d3ea
  9. #cfe1f1
  10. #e7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bb8
  2. #1c6db2
  3. #276fad
  4. #3271a7
  5. #3d73a2
  6. #49769c
  7. #547896
  8. #5f7a91
  9. #6a7c8b
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4471bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2662b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #366eba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f66b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00779e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bb8 {
  color: #116bb8;
}
Background
.bg-116bb8 {
  background-color: #116bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #116bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 83% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bb8, #1118b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 184 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.95 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.68 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.48 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.60 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.89 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.07 #ee9447 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#116bb8  rgb(17, 107, 184)  hsl(208, 83%, 39%)  French Blue
#b85e11  rgb(184, 94, 17)  hsl(28, 83%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#b8116b  rgb(184, 17, 107)  hsl(328, 83%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bb811  rgb(107, 184, 17)  hsl(88, 83%, 39%)  Kelly Green