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#116CC2

#116cc2 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116cc2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.24% cyan, 44.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 209.15°, with 83.89% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1474

Complementary

  1. #116cc2
  2. #c26711

Split complementary

  1. #116cc2
  2. #c21114
  3. #c2bf11

Analogous

  1. #11c2bf
  2. #116cc2
  3. #1114c2

Triadic

  1. #116cc2
  2. #c2116c
  3. #6cc211

Tetradic

  1. #116cc2
  2. #6711c2
  3. #c26711
  4. #6cc211

Square

  1. #116cc2
  2. #bf11c2
  3. #c26711
  4. #14c211

Monochromatic

  1. #051e35
  2. #0b457c
  3. #116cc2
  4. #3292ed
  5. #79b8f3

Shades

#116cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116cc2
  2. #0f61af
  3. #0e569b
  4. #0c4c88
  5. #0a4174
  6. #093661
  7. #072b4e
  8. #05203a
  9. #031627
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116cc2
  2. #297bc8
  3. #4189ce
  4. #5898d4
  5. #70a7da
  6. #88b6e1
  7. #a0c4e7
  8. #b8d3ed
  9. #cfe2f3
  10. #e7f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116cc2
  2. #1c6ebb
  3. #2770b5
  4. #3272ae
  5. #3d74a8
  6. #4976a1
  7. #54789a
  8. #5f7a94
  9. #6a7c8d
  10. #757e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556b96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e73c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1664c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00818d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3170c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1467c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116cc2 {
  color: #116cc2;
}
Background
.bg-116cc2 {
  background-color: #116cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #116cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116cc2, #1114c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 194 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.85 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.31 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.53 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.34 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.37 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.37 #ee933d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

True Blue
#116cc2  rgb(17, 108, 194)  hsl(209, 84%, 41%)  True Blue
#c26711  rgb(194, 103, 17)  hsl(29, 84%, 41%)  Chocolate
#c2116c  rgb(194, 17, 108)  hsl(329, 84%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6cc211  rgb(108, 194, 17)  hsl(89, 84%, 41%)  Kelly Green