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#116DB8

#116db8 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116db8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.76% cyan, 40.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 206.95°, with 83.08% saturation and 39.41% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.1452

Complementary

  1. #116db8
  2. #b85c11

Split complementary

  1. #116db8
  2. #b81119
  3. #b8af11

Analogous

  1. #11b8af
  2. #116db8
  3. #1119b8

Triadic

  1. #116db8
  2. #b8116d
  3. #6db811

Tetradic

  1. #116db8
  2. #5c11b8
  3. #b85c11
  4. #6db811

Square

  1. #116db8
  2. #af11b8
  3. #b85c11
  4. #19b811

Monochromatic

  1. #041a2c
  2. #0b4472
  3. #116db8
  4. #2a95eb
  5. #70b8f2

Shades

#116db8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116db8
  2. #0f62a6
  3. #0e5793
  4. #0c4c81
  5. #0a416e
  6. #09375c
  7. #072c4a
  8. #052137
  9. #031625
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#116db8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116db8
  2. #297cbf
  3. #418ac6
  4. #5899cd
  5. #70a7d4
  6. #88b6dc
  7. #a0c5e3
  8. #b8d3ea
  9. #cfe2f1
  10. #e7f0f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116db8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116db8
  2. #1c6fb2
  3. #2771ad
  4. #3273a7
  5. #3d75a2
  6. #49779c
  7. #547896
  8. #5f7a91
  9. #6a7c8b
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4772bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b64b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3970ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2368b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00789e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116db8 {
  color: #116db8;
}
Background
.bg-116db8 {
  background-color: #116db8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116db8 {
  border: 2px solid #116db8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116db8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 109 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 83% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116db8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116db8, #1119b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116db8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 109 184 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.23 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.07 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.54 #ee9247 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#116db8  rgb(17, 109, 184)  hsl(207, 83%, 39%)  French Blue
#b85c11  rgb(184, 92, 17)  hsl(27, 83%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#b8116d  rgb(184, 17, 109)  hsl(327, 83%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6db811  rgb(109, 184, 17)  hsl(87, 83%, 39%)  Kelly Green