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#116FBB

#116fbb ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116fbb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 43.53% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.91% cyan, 40.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 206.82°, with 83.33% saturation and 40% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.1508

Complementary

  1. #116fbb
  2. #bb5d11

Split complementary

  1. #116fbb
  2. #bb111a
  3. #bbb211

Analogous

  1. #11bbb2
  2. #116fbb
  3. #111abb

Triadic

  1. #116fbb
  2. #bb116f
  3. #6fbb11

Tetradic

  1. #116fbb
  2. #5d11bb
  3. #bb5d11
  4. #6fbb11

Square

  1. #116fbb
  2. #b211bb
  3. #bb5d11
  4. #1abb11

Monochromatic

  1. #041c2f
  2. #0b4575
  3. #116fbb
  4. #2d96ec
  5. #73b9f2

Shades

#116fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fbb
  2. #0f64a8
  3. #0e5996
  4. #0c4e83
  5. #0a4370
  6. #09385e
  7. #072c4b
  8. #052138
  9. #031625
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fbb
  2. #297dc2
  3. #418cc9
  4. #589acf
  5. #70a9d6
  6. #88b7dd
  7. #a0c5e4
  8. #b8d4eb
  9. #cfe2f1
  10. #e7f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fbb
  2. #1c71b5
  3. #2772af
  4. #3274a9
  5. #3d76a3
  6. #49789e
  7. #547998
  8. #5f7b92
  9. #6a7d8c
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566d92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4974be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c66ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00818c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a72bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #246aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007aa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fbb {
  color: #116fbb;
}
Background
.bg-116fbb {
  background-color: #116fbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fbb {
  border: 2px solid #116fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fbb, #111abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 187 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.57 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.58 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.95 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.41 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.99 #ee9044 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

French Blue
#116fbb  rgb(17, 111, 187)  hsl(207, 83%, 40%)  French Blue
#bb5d11  rgb(187, 93, 17)  hsl(27, 83%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#bb116f  rgb(187, 17, 111)  hsl(327, 83%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red
#6fbb11  rgb(111, 187, 17)  hsl(87, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green