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#116CCD

#116ccd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116ccd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.71% cyan, 47.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 210.96°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1525

Complementary

  1. #116ccd
  2. #cd7211

Split complementary

  1. #116ccd
  2. #cd1411
  3. #cacd11

Analogous

  1. #11cacd
  2. #116ccd
  3. #1411cd

Triadic

  1. #116ccd
  2. #cd116c
  3. #6ccd11

Tetradic

  1. #116ccd
  2. #7211cd
  3. #cd7211
  4. #6ccd11

Square

  1. #116ccd
  2. #cd11ca
  3. #cd7211
  4. #11cd14

Monochromatic

  1. #052240
  2. #0b4786
  3. #116ccd
  4. #3c92ef
  5. #82baf5

Shades

#116ccd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116ccd
  2. #0f61b9
  3. #0e56a4
  4. #0c4c90
  5. #0a417b
  6. #093667
  7. #072b52
  8. #05203e
  9. #031629
  10. #020b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#116ccd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116ccd
  2. #297bd2
  3. #4189d7
  4. #5898dc
  5. #70a7e1
  6. #88b6e6
  7. #a0c4eb
  8. #b8d3f0
  9. #cfe2f5
  10. #e7f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116ccd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116ccd
  2. #1c6ec5
  3. #2770be
  4. #3272b6
  5. #3d74ae
  6. #4976a7
  7. #54789f
  8. #5f7a97
  9. #6a7c8f
  10. #757e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566d9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3375d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2972cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116ccd {
  color: #116ccd;
}
Background
.bg-116ccd {
  background-color: #116ccd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116ccd {
  border: 2px solid #116ccd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116ccd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116ccd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116ccd, #1411cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116ccd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.89 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.55 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.89 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.16 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.28 #ee9332 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

True Blue
#116ccd  rgb(17, 108, 205)  hsl(211, 85%, 44%)  True Blue
#cd7211  rgb(205, 114, 17)  hsl(31, 85%, 44%)  Ochre
#cd116c  rgb(205, 17, 108)  hsl(331, 85%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#6ccd11  rgb(108, 205, 17)  hsl(91, 85%, 44%)  Lime Green