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#116BD3

#116bd3 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116bd3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.96% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.94% cyan, 49.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 212.16°, with 85.09% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #116bd3
  2. #d37911

Split complementary

  1. #116bd3
  2. #d31811
  3. #ccd311

Analogous

  1. #11ccd3
  2. #116bd3
  3. #1811d3

Triadic

  1. #116bd3
  2. #d3116b
  3. #6bd311

Tetradic

  1. #116bd3
  2. #7911d3
  3. #d37911
  4. #6bd311

Square

  1. #116bd3
  2. #d311cc
  3. #d37911
  4. #11d318

Monochromatic

  1. #062345
  2. #0b478c
  3. #116bd3
  4. #4192f0
  5. #88bbf5

Shades

#116bd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bd3
  2. #0f60be
  3. #0e56a9
  4. #0c4b94
  5. #0a407f
  6. #09366a
  7. #072b54
  8. #05203f
  9. #03152a
  10. #020b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bd3
  2. #297ad7
  3. #4189dc
  4. #5897e0
  5. #70a6e5
  6. #88b5e9
  7. #a0c4ed
  8. #b8d3f2
  9. #cfe1f6
  10. #e7f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bd3
  2. #1c6dcb
  3. #276fc2
  4. #3271ba
  5. #3d73b2
  6. #4976aa
  7. #5478a1
  8. #5f7a99
  9. #6a7c91
  10. #757e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2976d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2172d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bd3 {
  color: #116bd3;
}
Background
.bg-116bd3 {
  background-color: #116bd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bd3 {
  border: 2px solid #116bd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 85% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bd3, #1811d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 211 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.49 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.74 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.34 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.49 #ee942c Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

True Blue
#116bd3  rgb(17, 107, 211)  hsl(212, 85%, 45%)  True Blue
#d37911  rgb(211, 121, 17)  hsl(32, 85%, 45%)  Ochre
#d3116b  rgb(211, 17, 107)  hsl(332, 85%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#6bd311  rgb(107, 211, 17)  hsl(92, 85%, 45%)  Lime Green