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#116CDA

#116cda ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116cda is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 42.35% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.2% cyan, 50.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 212.84°, with 85.53% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1591

Complementary

  1. #116cda
  2. #da7f11

Split complementary

  1. #116cda
  2. #da1b11
  3. #d0da11

Analogous

  1. #11d0da
  2. #116cda
  3. #1b11da

Triadic

  1. #116cda
  2. #da116c
  3. #6cda11

Tetradic

  1. #116cda
  2. #7f11da
  3. #da7f11
  4. #6cda11

Square

  1. #116cda
  2. #da11d0
  3. #da7f11
  4. #11da1b

Monochromatic

  1. #06264c
  2. #0b4993
  3. #116cda
  4. #4794f1
  5. #8ebdf6

Shades

#116cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116cda
  2. #0f61c4
  3. #0e56ae
  4. #0c4c99
  5. #0a4183
  6. #09366d
  7. #072b57
  8. #052041
  9. #03162c
  10. #020b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#116cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116cda
  2. #297bde
  3. #4189e1
  4. #5898e5
  5. #70a7e9
  6. #88b6ed
  7. #a0c4f0
  8. #b8d3f4
  9. #cfe2f8
  10. #e7f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116cda
  2. #1c6ed1
  3. #2770c8
  4. #3272bf
  5. #3d74b6
  6. #4976ad
  7. #5478a4
  8. #5f7a9b
  9. #6a7c92
  10. #757e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2178de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008799 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b73dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007db6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116cda {
  color: #116cda;
}
Background
.bg-116cda {
  background-color: #116cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116cda {
  border: 2px solid #116cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116cda, #1b11da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 218 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.71 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.80 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.26 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.26 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.93 #ee9325 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#116cda  rgb(17, 108, 218)  hsl(213, 86%, 46%)  True Blue
#da7f11  rgb(218, 127, 17)  hsl(33, 86%, 46%)  Fulvous
#da116c  rgb(218, 17, 108)  hsl(333, 86%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose
#6cda11  rgb(108, 218, 17)  hsl(93, 86%, 46%)  Lime Green