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#116DCD

#116dcd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116dcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 42.75% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.71% cyan, 46.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 210.64°, 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #116dcd
  2. #cd7111

Split complementary

  1. #116dcd
  2. #cd1311
  3. #cbcd11

Analogous

  1. #11cbcd
  2. #116dcd
  3. #1311cd

Triadic

  1. #116dcd
  2. #cd116d
  3. #6dcd11

Tetradic

  1. #116dcd
  2. #7111cd
  3. #cd7111
  4. #6dcd11

Square

  1. #116dcd
  2. #cd11cb
  3. #cd7111
  4. #11cd13

Monochromatic

  1. #052240
  2. #0b4786
  3. #116dcd
  4. #3c93ef
  5. #82baf5

Shades

#116dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116dcd
  2. #0f62b9
  3. #0e57a4
  4. #0c4c90
  5. #0a417b
  6. #093767
  7. #072c52
  8. #05213e
  9. #031629
  10. #020b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#116dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116dcd
  2. #297cd2
  3. #418ad7
  4. #5899dc
  5. #70a7e1
  6. #88b6e6
  7. #a0c5eb
  8. #b8d3f0
  9. #cfe2f5
  10. #e7f0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116dcd
  2. #1c6fc5
  3. #2771be
  4. #3273b6
  5. #3d75ae
  6. #4977a7
  7. #54789f
  8. #5f7a97
  9. #6a7c8f
  10. #757e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576d9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3676d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b73cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116dcd {
  color: #116dcd;
}
Background
.bg-116dcd {
  background-color: #116dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116dcd {
  border: 2px solid #116dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 109 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 211 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116dcd, #1311cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 109 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.50 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.90 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.83 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.91 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.04 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.39 #ee9232 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

True Blue
#116dcd  rgb(17, 109, 205)  hsl(211, 85%, 44%)  True Blue
#cd7111  rgb(205, 113, 17)  hsl(31, 85%, 44%)  Ochre
#cd116d  rgb(205, 17, 109)  hsl(331, 85%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#6dcd11  rgb(109, 205, 17)  hsl(91, 85%, 44%)  Yellow Green