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#116FAC

#116fac ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116fac is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 43.53% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.12% cyan, 35.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 203.61°, with 82.01% saturation and 37.06% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1447

Complementary

  1. #116fac
  2. #ac4e11

Split complementary

  1. #116fac
  2. #ac1122
  3. #ac9b11

Analogous

  1. #11ac9b
  2. #116fac
  3. #1122ac

Triadic

  1. #116fac
  2. #ac116f
  3. #6fac11

Tetradic

  1. #116fac
  2. #4e11ac
  3. #ac4e11
  4. #6fac11

Square

  1. #116fac
  2. #9b11ac
  3. #ac4e11
  4. #22ac11

Monochromatic

  1. #031521
  2. #0a4266
  3. #116fac
  4. #209ae9
  5. #66baf0

Shades

#116fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fac
  2. #0f649b
  3. #0e598a
  4. #0c4e78
  5. #0a4367
  6. #093856
  7. #072c45
  8. #052134
  9. #031622
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fac
  2. #297db4
  3. #418cbd
  4. #589ac5
  5. #70a9cd
  6. #88b7d6
  7. #a0c5de
  8. #b8d4e6
  9. #cfe2ee
  10. #e7f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fac
  2. #1c71a8
  3. #2772a3
  4. #32749f
  5. #3d769a
  6. #497896
  7. #547992
  8. #5f7b8d
  9. #6a7d89
  10. #757e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546c89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5271af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c64ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4170ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3069ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fac {
  color: #116fac;
}
Background
.bg-116fac {
  background-color: #116fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fac {
  border: 2px solid #116fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fac, #1122ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 172 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.02 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.90 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.65 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.07 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.31 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.77 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.85 #ee9053 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#116fac  rgb(17, 111, 172)  hsl(204, 82%, 37%)  French Blue
#ac4e11  rgb(172, 78, 17)  hsl(24, 82%, 37%)  Rust
#ac116f  rgb(172, 17, 111)  hsl(324, 82%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6fac11  rgb(111, 172, 17)  hsl(84, 82%, 37%)  Apple Green