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#116E91

#116e91 ≈ Sea Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116e91 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 43.14% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.28% cyan, 24.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 196.41°, with 79.01% saturation and 31.76% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #116e91
  2. #913411

Split complementary

  1. #116e91
  2. #91112e
  3. #917411

Analogous

  1. #119174
  2. #116e91
  3. #112e91

Triadic

  1. #116e91
  2. #91116e
  3. #6e9111

Tetradic

  1. #116e91
  2. #341191
  3. #913411
  4. #6e9111

Square

  1. #116e91
  2. #741191
  3. #913411
  4. #2e9111

Monochromatic

  1. #020e12
  2. #093a4d
  3. #116e91
  4. #19a2d5
  5. #50c0eb

Shades

#116e91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116e91
  2. #0f6383
  3. #0e5874
  4. #0c4d66
  5. #0a4257
  6. #093749
  7. #072c3a
  8. #05212c
  9. #03161d
  10. #020b0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#116e91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116e91
  2. #297d9c
  3. #418ba7
  4. #589ab2
  5. #70a8bd
  6. #88b7c8
  7. #a0c5d3
  8. #b8d4de
  9. #cfe2e9
  10. #e7f1f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116e91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116e91
  2. #1c708f
  3. #27728e
  4. #32738c
  5. #3d758a
  6. #497789
  7. #547987
  8. #5f7b85
  9. #6a7c83
  10. #757e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51697a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c6c93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c6190 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00787a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #496d92 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c6791 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116e91 {
  color: #116e91;
}
Background
.bg-116e91 {
  background-color: #116e91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116e91 {
  border: 2px solid #116e91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116e91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 110 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 196 79% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116e91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116e91, #112e91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116e91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 110 145 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.12 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.18 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 5.99 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.52 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.24 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.79 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.47 #ee916e Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#116e91  rgb(17, 110, 145)  hsl(196, 79%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#913411  rgb(145, 52, 17)  hsl(16, 79%, 32%)  Kobe
#91116e  rgb(145, 17, 110)  hsl(316, 79%, 32%)  Boysenberry
#6e9111  rgb(110, 145, 17)  hsl(76, 79%, 32%)  Olive Drab