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#116FAD

#116fad ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116fad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.17% cyan, 35.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 203.85°, with 82.11% saturation and 37.25% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.1451

Complementary

  1. #116fad
  2. #ad4f11

Split complementary

  1. #116fad
  2. #ad1121
  3. #ad9d11

Analogous

  1. #11ad9d
  2. #116fad
  3. #1121ad

Triadic

  1. #116fad
  2. #ad116f
  3. #6fad11

Tetradic

  1. #116fad
  2. #4f11ad
  3. #ad4f11
  4. #6fad11

Square

  1. #116fad
  2. #9d11ad
  3. #ad4f11
  4. #21ad11

Monochromatic

  1. #031622
  2. #0a4267
  3. #116fad
  4. #219ae9
  5. #67baf0

Shades

#116fad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fad
  2. #0f649c
  3. #0e598a
  4. #0c4e79
  5. #0a4368
  6. #093857
  7. #072c45
  8. #052134
  9. #031623
  10. #020b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fad
  2. #297db5
  3. #418cbd
  4. #589ac6
  5. #70a9ce
  6. #88b7d6
  7. #a0c5de
  8. #b8d4e6
  9. #cfe2ef
  10. #e7f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fad
  2. #1c71a9
  3. #2772a4
  4. #3274a0
  5. #3d769b
  6. #497897
  7. #547992
  8. #5f7b8e
  9. #6a7d89
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #546c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5172b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b64ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4071af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f69ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007897 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fad {
  color: #116fad;
}
Background
.bg-116fad {
  background-color: #116fad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fad {
  border: 2px solid #116fad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fad, #1121ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 173 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.88 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.49 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.24 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.29 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.74 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.00 #ee9052 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#116fad  rgb(17, 111, 173)  hsl(204, 82%, 37%)  French Blue
#ad4f11  rgb(173, 79, 17)  hsl(24, 82%, 37%)  Rust
#ad116f  rgb(173, 17, 111)  hsl(324, 82%, 37%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6fad11  rgb(111, 173, 17)  hsl(84, 82%, 37%)  Apple Green