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#116DDD

#116ddd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116ddd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 42.75% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.31% cyan, 50.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 212.94°, with 85.71% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1628

Complementary

  1. #116ddd
  2. #dd8111

Split complementary

  1. #116ddd
  2. #dd1b11
  3. #d3dd11

Analogous

  1. #11d3dd
  2. #116ddd
  3. #1b11dd

Triadic

  1. #116ddd
  2. #dd116d
  3. #6ddd11

Tetradic

  1. #116ddd
  2. #8111dd
  3. #dd8111
  4. #6ddd11

Square

  1. #116ddd
  2. #dd11d3
  3. #dd8111
  4. #11dd1b

Monochromatic

  1. #06274f
  2. #0c4a96
  3. #116ddd
  4. #4995f1
  5. #91bff6

Shades

#116ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116ddd
  2. #0f62c7
  3. #0e57b1
  4. #0c4c9b
  5. #0a4185
  6. #09376f
  7. #072c58
  8. #052142
  9. #03162c
  10. #020b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#116ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116ddd
  2. #297ce0
  3. #418ae4
  4. #5899e7
  5. #70a7eb
  6. #88b6ee
  7. #a0c5f1
  8. #b8d3f5
  9. #cfe2f8
  10. #e7f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116ddd
  2. #1c6fd4
  3. #2771ca
  4. #3273c1
  5. #3d75b8
  6. #4977af
  7. #5478a5
  8. #5f7a9c
  9. #6a7c93
  10. #757e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f79e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00899b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a75df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006adc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007eb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116ddd {
  color: #116ddd;
}
Background
.bg-116ddd {
  background-color: #116ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116ddd {
  border: 2px solid #116ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 109 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116ddd, #1b11dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 109 221 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.72 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.75 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.93 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.79 #ee9222 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

True Blue
#116ddd  rgb(17, 109, 221)  hsl(213, 86%, 47%)  True Blue
#dd8111  rgb(221, 129, 17)  hsl(33, 86%, 47%)  Fulvous
#dd116d  rgb(221, 17, 109)  hsl(333, 86%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#6ddd11  rgb(109, 221, 17)  hsl(93, 86%, 47%)  Lawn Green