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#116EAE

#116eae ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116eae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.23% cyan, 36.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 204.46°, with 82.2% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #116eae
  2. #ae5111

Split complementary

  1. #116eae
  2. #ae111f
  3. #aea011

Analogous

  1. #11aea0
  2. #116eae
  3. #111fae

Triadic

  1. #116eae
  2. #ae116e
  3. #6eae11

Tetradic

  1. #116eae
  2. #5111ae
  3. #ae5111
  4. #6eae11

Square

  1. #116eae
  2. #a011ae
  3. #ae5111
  4. #1fae11

Monochromatic

  1. #031623
  2. #0a4268
  3. #116eae
  4. #2298e9
  5. #68b9f0

Shades

#116eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116eae
  2. #0f639d
  3. #0e588b
  4. #0c4d7a
  5. #0a4268
  6. #093757
  7. #072c46
  8. #052134
  9. #031623
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#116eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116eae
  2. #297db6
  3. #418bbe
  4. #589ac6
  5. #70a8ce
  6. #88b7d7
  7. #a0c5df
  8. #b8d4e7
  9. #cfe2ef
  10. #e7f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116eae
  2. #1c70a9
  3. #2772a5
  4. #3273a0
  5. #3d759c
  6. #497797
  7. #547992
  8. #5f7b8e
  9. #6a7c89
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546b8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f71b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3864ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f70b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d68ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116eae {
  color: #116eae;
}
Background
.bg-116eae {
  background-color: #116eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116eae {
  border: 2px solid #116eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 110 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116eae, #111fae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 110 174 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.91 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.62 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.33 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.11 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.33 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.60 #ee9151 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#116eae  rgb(17, 110, 174)  hsl(204, 82%, 37%)  French Blue
#ae5111  rgb(174, 81, 17)  hsl(24, 82%, 37%)  Sienna
#ae116e  rgb(174, 17, 110)  hsl(324, 82%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6eae11  rgb(110, 174, 17)  hsl(84, 82%, 37%)  Kelly Green