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#116BBB

#116bbb ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116bbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.96% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.91% cyan, 42.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 208.24°, with 83.33% saturation and 40% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #116bbb
  2. #bb6111

Split complementary

  1. #116bbb
  2. #bb1116
  3. #bbb611

Analogous

  1. #11bbb6
  2. #116bbb
  3. #1116bb

Triadic

  1. #116bbb
  2. #bb116b
  3. #6bbb11

Tetradic

  1. #116bbb
  2. #6111bb
  3. #bb6111
  4. #6bbb11

Square

  1. #116bbb
  2. #b611bb
  3. #bb6111
  4. #16bb11

Monochromatic

  1. #041b2f
  2. #0b4375
  3. #116bbb
  4. #2d92ec
  5. #73b6f2

Shades

#116bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bbb
  2. #0f60a8
  3. #0e5696
  4. #0c4b83
  5. #0a4070
  6. #09365e
  7. #072b4b
  8. #052038
  9. #031525
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bbb
  2. #297ac2
  3. #4189c9
  4. #5897cf
  5. #70a6d6
  6. #88b5dd
  7. #a0c4e4
  8. #b8d3eb
  9. #cfe1f1
  10. #e7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bbb
  2. #1c6db5
  3. #276faf
  4. #3271a9
  5. #3d73a3
  6. #49769e
  7. #547898
  8. #5f7a92
  9. #6a7c8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546a91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4271be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2163b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #346fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c66ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bbb {
  color: #116bbb;
}
Background
.bg-116bbb {
  background-color: #116bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bbb {
  border: 2px solid #116bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bbb, #1116bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 187 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.13 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.48 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.42 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.93 #ee9444 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#116bbb  rgb(17, 107, 187)  hsl(208, 83%, 40%)  French Blue
#bb6111  rgb(187, 97, 17)  hsl(28, 83%, 40%)  Ginger
#bb116b  rgb(187, 17, 107)  hsl(328, 83%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bbb11  rgb(107, 187, 17)  hsl(88, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green