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#116FCD

#116fcd ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116fcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.71% cyan, 45.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 1.74.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.159

Complementary

  1. #116fcd
  2. #cd6f11

Split complementary

  1. #116fcd
  2. #cd1111
  3. #cdcd11

Analogous

  1. #11cdcd
  2. #116fcd
  3. #1111cd

Triadic

  1. #116fcd
  2. #cd116f
  3. #6fcd11

Tetradic

  1. #116fcd
  2. #6f11cd
  3. #cd6f11
  4. #6fcd11

Square

  1. #116fcd
  2. #cd11cd
  3. #cd6f11
  4. #11cd11

Monochromatic

  1. #052340
  2. #0b4986
  3. #116fcd
  4. #3c95ef
  5. #82bcf5

Shades

#116fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fcd
  2. #0f64b9
  3. #0e59a4
  4. #0c4e90
  5. #0a437b
  6. #093867
  7. #072c52
  8. #05213e
  9. #031629
  10. #020b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fcd
  2. #297dd2
  3. #418cd7
  4. #589adc
  5. #70a9e1
  6. #88b7e6
  7. #a0c5eb
  8. #b8d4f0
  9. #cfe2f5
  10. #e7f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fcd
  2. #1c71c5
  3. #2772be
  4. #3274b6
  5. #3d76ae
  6. #4978a7
  7. #54799f
  8. #5f7b97
  9. #6a7d8f
  10. #757e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #586f9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b78d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008694 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f74cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #076bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fcd {
  color: #116fcd;
}
Background
.bg-116fcd {
  background-color: #116fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fcd {
  border: 2px solid #116fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fcd, #1111cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 205 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 1.74 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.62 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.02 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.24 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.38 #ee9032 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

True Blue
#116fcd  rgb(17, 111, 205)  hsl(210, 85%, 44%)  True Blue
#cd6f11  rgb(205, 111, 17)  hsl(30, 85%, 44%)  Ochre
#cd116f  rgb(205, 17, 111)  hsl(330, 85%, 44%)  Telemagenta
#6fcd11  rgb(111, 205, 17)  hsl(90, 85%, 44%)  Yellow Green