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#116CBE

#116cbe ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116cbe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 42.35% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.05% cyan, 43.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 208.44°, with 83.57% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.1456

Complementary

  1. #116cbe
  2. #be6311

Split complementary

  1. #116cbe
  2. #be1116
  3. #beba11

Analogous

  1. #11beba
  2. #116cbe
  3. #1116be

Triadic

  1. #116cbe
  2. #be116c
  3. #6cbe11

Tetradic

  1. #116cbe
  2. #6311be
  3. #be6311
  4. #6cbe11

Square

  1. #116cbe
  2. #ba11be
  3. #be6311
  4. #16be11

Monochromatic

  1. #041c32
  2. #0b4478
  3. #116cbe
  4. #2f93ec
  5. #75b7f3

Shades

#116cbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116cbe
  2. #0f61ab
  3. #0e5698
  4. #0c4c85
  5. #0a4172
  6. #09365f
  7. #072b4c
  8. #052039
  9. #031626
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116cbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116cbe
  2. #297bc5
  3. #4189cb
  4. #5898d2
  5. #70a7d8
  6. #88b6df
  7. #a0c4e5
  8. #b8d3ec
  9. #cfe2f2
  10. #e7f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116cbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116cbe
  2. #1c6eb8
  3. #2770b2
  4. #3272ab
  5. #3d74a5
  6. #49769f
  7. #547899
  8. #5f7a93
  9. #6a7c8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4172c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f64bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3470c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a67bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116cbe {
  color: #116cbe;
}
Background
.bg-116cbe {
  background-color: #116cbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116cbe {
  border: 2px solid #116cbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116cbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116cbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116cbe, #1116be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116cbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 190 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.02 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.66 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.09 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.16 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.51 #ee9341 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#116cbe  rgb(17, 108, 190)  hsl(208, 84%, 41%)  French Blue
#be6311  rgb(190, 99, 17)  hsl(28, 84%, 41%)  Ginger
#be116c  rgb(190, 17, 108)  hsl(328, 84%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6cbe11  rgb(108, 190, 17)  hsl(88, 84%, 41%)  Kelly Green