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#116CDE

#116cde ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116cde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.34% cyan, 51.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 213.37°, with 85.77% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1612

Complementary

  1. #116cde
  2. #de8311

Split complementary

  1. #116cde
  2. #de1d11
  3. #d2de11

Analogous

  1. #11d2de
  2. #116cde
  3. #1d11de

Triadic

  1. #116cde
  2. #de116c
  3. #6cde11

Tetradic

  1. #116cde
  2. #8311de
  3. #de8311
  4. #6cde11

Square

  1. #116cde
  2. #de11d2
  3. #de8311
  4. #11de1d

Monochromatic

  1. #062750
  2. #0c4997
  3. #116cde
  4. #4a94f1
  5. #91bef7

Shades

#116cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116cde
  2. #0f61c8
  3. #0e56b2
  4. #0c4c9b
  5. #0a4185
  6. #09366f
  7. #072b59
  8. #052043
  9. #03162c
  10. #020b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#116cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116cde
  2. #297be1
  3. #4189e5
  4. #5898e8
  5. #70a7eb
  6. #88b6ef
  7. #a0c4f2
  8. #b8d3f5
  9. #cfe2f8
  10. #e7f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116cde
  2. #1c6ed5
  3. #2770cb
  4. #3272c2
  5. #3d74b8
  6. #4976af
  7. #5478a6
  8. #5f7a9c
  9. #6a7c93
  10. #757e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1879e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00889b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1574e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116cde {
  color: #116cde;
}
Background
.bg-116cde {
  background-color: #116cde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116cde {
  border: 2px solid #116cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116cde, #1d11de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 222 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.07 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.58 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.47 #ee9321 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

True Blue
#116cde  rgb(17, 108, 222)  hsl(213, 86%, 47%)  True Blue
#de8311  rgb(222, 131, 17)  hsl(33, 86%, 47%)  Fulvous
#de116c  rgb(222, 17, 108)  hsl(333, 86%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#6cde11  rgb(108, 222, 17)  hsl(93, 86%, 47%)  Lawn Green