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#161BC5

#161bc5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161bc5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 10.59% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.83% cyan, 86.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 238.29°, with 79.91% saturation and 42.94% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.0499

Complementary

  1. #161bc5
  2. #c5c016

Split complementary

  1. #161bc5
  2. #c56916
  3. #72c516

Analogous

  1. #1672c5
  2. #161bc5
  3. #6916c5

Triadic

  1. #161bc5
  2. #c5161b
  3. #1bc516

Tetradic

  1. #161bc5
  2. #c016c5
  3. #c5c016
  4. #1bc516

Square

  1. #161bc5
  2. #c51672
  3. #c5c016
  4. #16c569

Monochromatic

  1. #07083b
  2. #0e1280
  3. #161bc5
  4. #3e43e9
  5. #8386f1

Shades

#161bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161bc5
  2. #1418b1
  3. #12169e
  4. #0f138a
  5. #0d1076
  6. #0b0e63
  7. #090b4f
  8. #07083b
  9. #040527
  10. #020314
  11. #000000

Tints

#161bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161bc5
  2. #2d32cb
  3. #4549d1
  4. #5c5fd6
  5. #7376dc
  6. #8b8de2
  7. #a2a4e8
  8. #b9bbee
  9. #d0d1f3
  10. #e8e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161bc5
  2. #2125be
  3. #2b2fb7
  4. #3639b0
  5. #4043a9
  6. #4b4ea3
  7. #56589c
  8. #606295
  9. #6b6c8e
  10. #757687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33348a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005675 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00459b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161bc5 {
  color: #161bc5;
}
Background
.bg-161bc5 {
  background-color: #161bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #161bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 27 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161bc5, #6916c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 27 197 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.52 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.32 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.84 #e9e43a Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161bc5  rgb(22, 27, 197)  hsl(238, 80%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#c5c016  rgb(197, 192, 22)  hsl(58, 80%, 43%)  Citrine
#c5161b  rgb(197, 22, 27)  hsl(358, 80%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1bc516  rgb(27, 197, 22)  hsl(118, 80%, 43%)  Lime Green