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#116DAA

#116daa ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116daa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 42.75% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90% cyan, 35.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 203.92°, with 81.82% saturation and 36.67% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #116daa
  2. #aa4e11

Split complementary

  1. #116daa
  2. #aa1121
  3. #aa9b11

Analogous

  1. #11aa9b
  2. #116daa
  3. #1121aa

Triadic

  1. #116daa
  2. #aa116d
  3. #6daa11

Tetradic

  1. #116daa
  2. #4e11aa
  3. #aa4e11
  4. #6daa11

Square

  1. #116daa
  2. #9b11aa
  3. #aa4e11
  4. #21aa11

Monochromatic

  1. #03141f
  2. #0a4064
  3. #116daa
  4. #1f98e9
  5. #64b8f0

Shades

#116daa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116daa
  2. #0f6299
  3. #0e5788
  4. #0c4c77
  5. #0a4166
  6. #093755
  7. #072c44
  8. #052133
  9. #031622
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#116daa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116daa
  2. #297cb3
  3. #418abb
  4. #5899c4
  5. #70a7cc
  6. #88b6d5
  7. #a0c5dd
  8. #b8d3e6
  9. #cfe2ee
  10. #e7f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116daa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116daa
  2. #1c6fa6
  3. #2771a2
  4. #32739d
  5. #3d7599
  6. #497795
  7. #547891
  8. #5f7a8d
  9. #6a7c88
  10. #757e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536a88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5070ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a63a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f6fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e67a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116daa {
  color: #116daa;
}
Background
.bg-116daa {
  background-color: #116daa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116daa {
  border: 2px solid #116daa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116daa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 109 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116daa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116daa, #1121aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116daa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 109 170 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.17 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.51 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.87 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.95 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.03 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.07 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.65 #ee9255 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116daa  rgb(17, 109, 170)  hsl(204, 82%, 37%)  Medium Persian Blue
#aa4e11  rgb(170, 78, 17)  hsl(24, 82%, 37%)  Sienna
#aa116d  rgb(170, 17, 109)  hsl(324, 82%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6daa11  rgb(109, 170, 17)  hsl(84, 82%, 37%)  Apple Green