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#116BBF

#116bbf ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116bbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.1% cyan, 43.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 208.97°, with 83.65% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #116bbf
  2. #bf6511

Split complementary

  1. #116bbf
  2. #bf1114
  3. #bfbc11

Analogous

  1. #11bfbc
  2. #116bbf
  3. #1114bf

Triadic

  1. #116bbf
  2. #bf116b
  3. #6bbf11

Tetradic

  1. #116bbf
  2. #6511bf
  3. #bf6511
  4. #6bbf11

Square

  1. #116bbf
  2. #bc11bf
  3. #bf6511
  4. #14bf11

Monochromatic

  1. #041c32
  2. #0b4479
  3. #116bbf
  4. #3091ed
  5. #76b7f3

Shades

#116bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bbf
  2. #0f60ac
  3. #0e5699
  4. #0c4b86
  5. #0a4073
  6. #093660
  7. #072b4c
  8. #052039
  9. #031526
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bbf
  2. #297ac5
  3. #4189cc
  4. #5897d2
  5. #70a6d9
  6. #88b5df
  7. #a0c4e5
  8. #b8d3ec
  9. #cfe1f2
  10. #e7f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bbf
  2. #1c6db9
  3. #276fb2
  4. #3271ac
  5. #3d73a6
  6. #4976a0
  7. #547899
  8. #5f7a93
  9. #6a7c8d
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546a94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e72c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1963bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #326fc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1666be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bbf {
  color: #116bbf;
}
Background
.bg-116bbf {
  background-color: #116bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bbf {
  border: 2px solid #116bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bbf, #1114bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 191 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.29 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.42 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.12 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.23 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.91 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.14 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.77 #ee9440 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

True Blue
#116bbf  rgb(17, 107, 191)  hsl(209, 84%, 41%)  True Blue
#bf6511  rgb(191, 101, 17)  hsl(29, 84%, 41%)  Ginger
#bf116b  rgb(191, 17, 107)  hsl(329, 84%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6bbf11  rgb(107, 191, 17)  hsl(89, 84%, 41%)  Kelly Green