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#1600BB

#1600bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1600bb is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 0% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 247.06°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0376

Complementary

  1. #1600bb
  2. #a5bb00

Split complementary

  1. #1600bb
  2. #bb7400
  3. #48bb00

Analogous

  1. #0048bb
  2. #1600bb
  3. #7400bb

Triadic

  1. #1600bb
  2. #bb1600
  3. #00bb16

Tetradic

  1. #1600bb
  2. #bb00a5
  3. #a5bb00
  4. #00bb16

Square

  1. #1600bb
  2. #bb0048
  3. #a5bb00
  4. #00bb74

Monochromatic

  1. #040022
  2. #0d006f
  3. #1600bb
  4. #2609ff
  5. #6955ff

Shades

#1600bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1600bb
  2. #1400a8
  3. #120096
  4. #0f0083
  5. #0d0070
  6. #0b005e
  7. #09004b
  8. #070038
  9. #040025
  10. #020013
  11. #000000

Tints

#1600bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1600bb
  2. #2d1ac2
  3. #4533c9
  4. #5c4dcf
  5. #7366d6
  6. #8b80dd
  7. #a299e4
  8. #b9b3eb
  9. #d0ccf1
  10. #e8e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1600bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1600bb
  2. #210db5
  3. #2b1aaf
  4. #3626a9
  5. #4033a3
  6. #4b409e
  7. #564d98
  8. #605a92
  9. #6b668c
  10. #757386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2981 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0021b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1600bb {
  color: #1600bb;
}
Background
.bg-1600bb {
  background-color: #1600bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1600bb {
  border: 2px solid #1600bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1600bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 0 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1600bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1600bb, #7400bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1600bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 0 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.06 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.68 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.85 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.07 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.22 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.45 #e9ff44 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#1600bb  rgb(22, 0, 187)  hsl(247, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#a5bb00  rgb(165, 187, 0)  hsl(67, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bb1600  rgb(187, 22, 0)  hsl(7, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#00bb16  rgb(0, 187, 22)  hsl(127, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green