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#116BBD

#116bbd ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.01% cyan, 43.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 208.6°, with 83.5% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.1431

Complementary

  1. #116bbd
  2. #bd6311

Split complementary

  1. #116bbd
  2. #bd1115
  3. #bdb911

Analogous

  1. #11bdb9
  2. #116bbd
  3. #1115bd

Triadic

  1. #116bbd
  2. #bd116b
  3. #6bbd11

Tetradic

  1. #116bbd
  2. #6311bd
  3. #bd6311
  4. #6bbd11

Square

  1. #116bbd
  2. #b911bd
  3. #bd6311
  4. #15bd11

Monochromatic

  1. #041c31
  2. #0b4377
  3. #116bbd
  4. #2e92ec
  5. #74b6f3

Shades

#116bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bbd
  2. #0f60aa
  3. #0e5697
  4. #0c4b84
  5. #0a4071
  6. #09365f
  7. #072b4c
  8. #052039
  9. #031526
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bbd
  2. #297ac4
  3. #4189ca
  4. #5897d1
  5. #70a6d7
  6. #88b5de
  7. #a0c4e5
  8. #b8d3eb
  9. #cfe1f2
  10. #e7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bbd
  2. #1c6db7
  3. #276fb1
  4. #3271ab
  5. #3d73a5
  6. #49769f
  7. #547898
  8. #5f7a92
  9. #6a7c8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546a92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4072c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d63bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #336fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1966bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bbd {
  color: #116bbd;
}
Background
.bg-116bbd {
  background-color: #116bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bbd {
  border: 2px solid #116bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bbd, #1115bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 189 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.27 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.38 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.86 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.32 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.77 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.84 #ee9442 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#116bbd  rgb(17, 107, 189)  hsl(209, 84%, 40%)  French Blue
#bd6311  rgb(189, 99, 17)  hsl(29, 84%, 40%)  Ginger
#bd116b  rgb(189, 17, 107)  hsl(329, 84%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6bbd11  rgb(107, 189, 17)  hsl(89, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green