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#116FB4

#116fb4 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116fb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.56% cyan, 38.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 205.4°, with 82.74% saturation and 38.63% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.28.

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Relative luminance0.1478

Complementary

  1. #116fb4
  2. #b45611

Split complementary

  1. #116fb4
  2. #b4111d
  3. #b4a811

Analogous

  1. #11b4a8
  2. #116fb4
  3. #111db4

Triadic

  1. #116fb4
  2. #b4116f
  3. #6fb411

Tetradic

  1. #116fb4
  2. #5611b4
  3. #b45611
  4. #6fb411

Square

  1. #116fb4
  2. #a811b4
  3. #b45611
  4. #1db411

Monochromatic

  1. #041928
  2. #0a446e
  3. #116fb4
  4. #2798eb
  5. #6db9f1

Shades

#116fb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fb4
  2. #0f64a2
  3. #0e5990
  4. #0c4e7e
  5. #0a436c
  6. #09385a
  7. #072c48
  8. #052136
  9. #031624
  10. #020b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fb4
  2. #297dbc
  3. #418cc3
  4. #589acb
  5. #70a9d2
  6. #88b7da
  7. #a0c5e1
  8. #b8d4e9
  9. #cfe2f0
  10. #e7f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fb4
  2. #1c71af
  3. #2772aa
  4. #3274a4
  5. #3d769f
  6. #49789a
  7. #547995
  8. #5f7b90
  9. #6a7d8a
  10. #757e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d73b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3465b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d71b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a69b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00799c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fb4 {
  color: #116fb4;
}
Background
.bg-116fb4 {
  background-color: #116fb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fb4 {
  border: 2px solid #116fb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 83% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fb4, #111db4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 180 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.28 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.29 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.27 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.66 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.36 #ee904b Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

French Blue
#116fb4  rgb(17, 111, 180)  hsl(205, 83%, 39%)  French Blue
#b45611  rgb(180, 86, 17)  hsl(25, 83%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#b4116f  rgb(180, 17, 111)  hsl(325, 83%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6fb411  rgb(111, 180, 17)  hsl(85, 83%, 39%)  Kelly Green