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#161BC6

#161bc6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161bc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 86.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 238.3°, with 80% saturation and 43.14% 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.0503

Complementary

  1. #161bc6
  2. #c6c116

Split complementary

  1. #161bc6
  2. #c66916
  3. #73c616

Analogous

  1. #1673c6
  2. #161bc6
  3. #6916c6

Triadic

  1. #161bc6
  2. #c6161b
  3. #1bc616

Tetradic

  1. #161bc6
  2. #c116c6
  3. #c6c116
  4. #1bc616

Square

  1. #161bc6
  2. #c61673
  3. #c6c116
  4. #16c669

Monochromatic

  1. #07083c
  2. #0e1281
  3. #161bc6
  4. #3f44ea
  5. #8487f1

Shades

#161bc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161bc6
  2. #1418b2
  3. #12169e
  4. #0f138b
  5. #0d1077
  6. #0b0e63
  7. #090b4f
  8. #07083b
  9. #040528
  10. #020314
  11. #000000

Tints

#161bc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161bc6
  2. #2d32cc
  3. #4549d1
  4. #5c5fd7
  5. #7376dd
  6. #8b8de3
  7. #a2a4e8
  8. #b9bbee
  9. #d0d1f4
  10. #e8e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161bc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161bc6
  2. #2125bf
  3. #2b2fb8
  4. #3639b1
  5. #4043aa
  6. #4b4ea3
  7. #56589c
  8. #606295
  9. #6b6c8e
  10. #757687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33348a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005675 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00459c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161bc6 {
  color: #161bc6;
}
Background
.bg-161bc6 {
  background-color: #161bc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161bc6 {
  border: 2px solid #161bc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161bc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 27 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161bc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161bc6, #6916c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161bc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 27 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.12 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.71 #e9e439 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161bc6  rgb(22, 27, 198)  hsl(238, 80%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#c6c116  rgb(198, 193, 22)  hsl(58, 80%, 43%)  Citrine
#c6161b  rgb(198, 22, 27)  hsl(358, 80%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1bc616  rgb(27, 198, 22)  hsl(118, 80%, 43%)  Lime Green