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#116CB1

#116cb1 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116cb1 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 42.35% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.4% cyan, 38.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 205.88°, with 82.47% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1402

Complementary

  1. #116cb1
  2. #b15611

Split complementary

  1. #116cb1
  2. #b1111c
  3. #b1a611

Analogous

  1. #11b1a6
  2. #116cb1
  3. #111cb1

Triadic

  1. #116cb1
  2. #b1116c
  3. #6cb111

Tetradic

  1. #116cb1
  2. #5611b1
  3. #b15611
  4. #6cb111

Square

  1. #116cb1
  2. #a611b1
  3. #b15611
  4. #1cb111

Monochromatic

  1. #041725
  2. #0a416b
  3. #116cb1
  4. #2495ea
  5. #6ab7f1

Shades

#116cb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116cb1
  2. #0f619f
  3. #0e568e
  4. #0c4c7c
  5. #0a416a
  6. #093659
  7. #072b47
  8. #052035
  9. #031623
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#116cb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116cb1
  2. #297bb9
  3. #4189c1
  4. #5898c8
  5. #70a7d0
  6. #88b6d8
  7. #a0c4e0
  8. #b8d3e8
  9. #cfe2ef
  10. #e7f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116cb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116cb1
  2. #1c6eac
  3. #2770a7
  4. #3272a2
  5. #3d749d
  6. #497699
  7. #547894
  8. #5f7a8f
  9. #6a7c8a
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a70b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3162b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b6eb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2866b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116cb1 {
  color: #116cb1;
}
Background
.bg-116cb1 {
  background-color: #116cb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116cb1 {
  border: 2px solid #116cb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116cb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 82% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116cb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116cb1, #111cb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116cb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 177 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.38 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.41 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.12 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.55 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.14 #ee934e Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

French Blue
#116cb1  rgb(17, 108, 177)  hsl(206, 82%, 38%)  French Blue
#b15611  rgb(177, 86, 17)  hsl(26, 82%, 38%)  Burnt Orange
#b1116c  rgb(177, 17, 108)  hsl(326, 82%, 38%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6cb111  rgb(108, 177, 17)  hsl(86, 82%, 38%)  Kelly Green