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#116FBF

#116fbf ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116fbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.1% cyan, 41.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 207.59°, with 83.65% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.1525

Complementary

  1. #116fbf
  2. #bf6111

Split complementary

  1. #116fbf
  2. #bf1118
  3. #bfb811

Analogous

  1. #11bfb8
  2. #116fbf
  3. #1118bf

Triadic

  1. #116fbf
  2. #bf116f
  3. #6fbf11

Tetradic

  1. #116fbf
  2. #6111bf
  3. #bf6111
  4. #6fbf11

Square

  1. #116fbf
  2. #b811bf
  3. #bf6111
  4. #18bf11

Monochromatic

  1. #041d32
  2. #0b4679
  3. #116fbf
  4. #3096ed
  5. #76b9f3

Shades

#116fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fbf
  2. #0f64ac
  3. #0e5999
  4. #0c4e86
  5. #0a4373
  6. #093860
  7. #072c4c
  8. #052139
  9. #031626
  10. #020b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fbf
  2. #297dc5
  3. #418ccc
  4. #589ad2
  5. #70a9d9
  6. #88b7df
  7. #a0c5e5
  8. #b8d4ec
  9. #cfe2f2
  10. #e7f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fbf
  2. #1c71b9
  3. #2772b2
  4. #3274ac
  5. #3d76a6
  6. #4978a0
  7. #547999
  8. #5f7b93
  9. #6a7d8d
  10. #757e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566e95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4675c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2766bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00828d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3873c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #206abe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ba4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fbf {
  color: #116fbf;
}
Background
.bg-116fbf {
  background-color: #116fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fbf {
  border: 2px solid #116fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fbf, #1118bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 191 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 1.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.17 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.39 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.80 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.00 #ee9040 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

French Blue
#116fbf  rgb(17, 111, 191)  hsl(208, 84%, 41%)  French Blue
#bf6111  rgb(191, 97, 17)  hsl(28, 84%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#bf116f  rgb(191, 17, 111)  hsl(328, 84%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#6fbf11  rgb(111, 191, 17)  hsl(88, 84%, 41%)  Kelly Green