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#116BDA

#116bda ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116bda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.2% cyan, 50.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 213.13°, with 85.53% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #116bda
  2. #da8011

Split complementary

  1. #116bda
  2. #da1b11
  3. #d0da11

Analogous

  1. #11d0da
  2. #116bda
  3. #1b11da

Triadic

  1. #116bda
  2. #da116b
  3. #6bda11

Tetradic

  1. #116bda
  2. #8011da
  3. #da8011
  4. #6bda11

Square

  1. #116bda
  2. #da11d0
  3. #da8011
  4. #11da1b

Monochromatic

  1. #06254c
  2. #0b4893
  3. #116bda
  4. #4793f1
  5. #8ebdf6

Shades

#116bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bda
  2. #0f60c4
  3. #0e56ae
  4. #0c4b99
  5. #0a4083
  6. #09366d
  7. #072b57
  8. #052041
  9. #03152c
  10. #020b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bda
  2. #297ade
  3. #4189e1
  4. #5897e5
  5. #70a6e9
  6. #88b5ed
  7. #a0c4f0
  8. #b8d3f4
  9. #cfe1f8
  10. #e7f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bda
  2. #1c6dd1
  3. #276fc8
  4. #3271bf
  5. #3d73b6
  6. #4976ad
  7. #5478a4
  8. #5f7a9b
  9. #6a7c92
  10. #757e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d77de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008698 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1973dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bda {
  color: #116bda;
}
Background
.bg-116bda {
  background-color: #116bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bda {
  border: 2px solid #116bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bda, #1b11da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 218 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.62 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.00 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.59 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.77 #ee9425 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

True Blue
#116bda  rgb(17, 107, 218)  hsl(213, 86%, 46%)  True Blue
#da8011  rgb(218, 128, 17)  hsl(33, 86%, 46%)  Fulvous
#da116b  rgb(218, 17, 107)  hsl(333, 86%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose
#6bda11  rgb(107, 218, 17)  hsl(93, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green