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#161ACE

#161ace ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161ace is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 10.2% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.32% cyan, 87.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 238.7°, with 80.7% saturation and 44.71% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.0537

Complementary

  1. #161ace
  2. #ceca16

Split complementary

  1. #161ace
  2. #ce6e16
  3. #76ce16

Analogous

  1. #1676ce
  2. #161ace
  3. #6e16ce

Triadic

  1. #161ace
  2. #ce161a
  3. #1ace16

Tetradic

  1. #161ace
  2. #ca16ce
  3. #ceca16
  4. #1ace16

Square

  1. #161ace
  2. #ce1676
  3. #ceca16
  4. #16ce6e

Monochromatic

  1. #070944
  2. #0f1189
  3. #161ace
  4. #4549eb
  5. #8a8df3

Shades

#161ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161ace
  2. #1417b9
  3. #1215a5
  4. #0f1290
  5. #0d107c
  6. #0b0d67
  7. #090a52
  8. #07083e
  9. #040529
  10. #020315
  11. #000000

Tints

#161ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161ace
  2. #2d31d3
  3. #4548d8
  4. #5c5fdd
  5. #7376e2
  6. #8b8de7
  7. #a2a3eb
  8. #b9baf0
  9. #d0d1f5
  10. #e8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161ace
  2. #2124c6
  3. #2b2ebe
  4. #3639b7
  5. #4043af
  6. #4b4da7
  7. #56579f
  8. #606197
  9. #6b6c90
  10. #757688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161ace {
  color: #161ace;
}
Background
.bg-161ace {
  background-color: #161ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161ace {
  border: 2px solid #161ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 26 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161ace, #6e16ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 26 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.38 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.73 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.77 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.67 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.86 #e9e531 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161ace  rgb(22, 26, 206)  hsl(239, 81%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#ceca16  rgb(206, 202, 22)  hsl(59, 81%, 45%)  Citrine
#ce161a  rgb(206, 22, 26)  hsl(359, 81%, 45%)  Lava
#1ace16  rgb(26, 206, 22)  hsl(119, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green