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#116FC5

#116fc5 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116fc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.37% cyan, 43.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 208.67°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #116fc5
  2. #c56711

Split complementary

  1. #116fc5
  2. #c51115
  3. #c5c111

Analogous

  1. #11c5c1
  2. #116fc5
  3. #1115c5

Triadic

  1. #116fc5
  2. #c5116f
  3. #6fc511

Tetradic

  1. #116fc5
  2. #6711c5
  3. #c56711
  4. #6fc511

Square

  1. #116fc5
  2. #c111c5
  3. #c56711
  4. #15c511

Monochromatic

  1. #052038
  2. #0b477f
  3. #116fc5
  4. #3595ee
  5. #7bbaf4

Shades

#116fc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fc5
  2. #0f64b1
  3. #0e599e
  4. #0c4e8a
  5. #0a4376
  6. #093863
  7. #072c4f
  8. #05213b
  9. #031627
  10. #020b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fc5
  2. #297dcb
  3. #418cd1
  4. #589ad6
  5. #70a9dc
  6. #88b7e2
  7. #a0c5e8
  8. #b8d4ee
  9. #cfe2f3
  10. #e7f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fc5
  2. #1c71be
  3. #2772b7
  4. #3274b0
  5. #3d76a9
  6. #4978a3
  7. #54799c
  8. #5f7b95
  9. #6a7d8e
  10. #757e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4276c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c67c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3473c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #186ac4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fc5 {
  color: #116fc5;
}
Background
.bg-116fc5 {
  background-color: #116fc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fc5 {
  border: 2px solid #116fc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fc5, #1115c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 197 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.75 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.67 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.63 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.80 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.35 #ee903a Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

True Blue
#116fc5  rgb(17, 111, 197)  hsl(209, 84%, 42%)  True Blue
#c56711  rgb(197, 103, 17)  hsl(29, 84%, 42%)  Chocolate
#c5116f  rgb(197, 17, 111)  hsl(329, 84%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#6fc511  rgb(111, 197, 17)  hsl(89, 84%, 42%)  Kelly Green