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#116CC0

#116cc0 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116cc0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.15% cyan, 43.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 208.8°, with 83.73% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1465

Complementary

  1. #116cc0
  2. #c06511

Split complementary

  1. #116cc0
  2. #c01115
  3. #c0bc11

Analogous

  1. #11c0bc
  2. #116cc0
  3. #1115c0

Triadic

  1. #116cc0
  2. #c0116c
  3. #6cc011

Tetradic

  1. #116cc0
  2. #6511c0
  3. #c06511
  4. #6cc011

Square

  1. #116cc0
  2. #bc11c0
  3. #c06511
  4. #15c011

Monochromatic

  1. #051d33
  2. #0b447a
  3. #116cc0
  4. #3193ed
  5. #77b7f3

Shades

#116cc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116cc0
  2. #0f61ad
  3. #0e569a
  4. #0c4c86
  5. #0a4173
  6. #093660
  7. #072b4d
  8. #05203a
  9. #031626
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116cc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116cc0
  2. #297bc6
  3. #4189cd
  4. #5898d3
  5. #70a7d9
  6. #88b6e0
  7. #a0c4e6
  8. #b8d3ec
  9. #cfe2f2
  10. #e7f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116cc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116cc0
  2. #1c6eba
  3. #2770b3
  4. #3272ad
  5. #3d74a6
  6. #4976a0
  7. #54789a
  8. #5f7a93
  9. #6a7c8d
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4073c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b64be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00808c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3370c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1767bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116cc0 {
  color: #116cc0;
}
Background
.bg-116cc0 {
  background-color: #116cc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116cc0 {
  border: 2px solid #116cc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116cc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116cc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116cc0, #1115c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116cc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 192 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.93 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.13 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.59 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.44 #ee933f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

True Blue
#116cc0  rgb(17, 108, 192)  hsl(209, 84%, 41%)  True Blue
#c06511  rgb(192, 101, 17)  hsl(29, 84%, 41%)  Chocolate
#c0116c  rgb(192, 17, 108)  hsl(329, 84%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6cc011  rgb(108, 192, 17)  hsl(89, 84%, 41%)  Kelly Green