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#161BF4

#161bf4 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#161bf4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 10.59% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.98% cyan, 88.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 238.65°, with 90.98% saturation and 52.16% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.0749

Complementary

  1. #161bf4
  2. #f4ef16

Split complementary

  1. #161bf4
  2. #f48016
  3. #8af416

Analogous

  1. #168af4
  2. #161bf4
  3. #8016f4

Triadic

  1. #161bf4
  2. #f4161b
  3. #1bf416

Tetradic

  1. #161bf4
  2. #ef16f4
  3. #f4ef16
  4. #1bf416

Square

  1. #161bf4
  2. #f4168a
  3. #f4ef16
  4. #16f480

Monochromatic

  1. #05076c
  2. #090cb5
  3. #161bf4
  4. #5f62f7
  5. #a8aafb

Shades

#161bf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161bf4
  2. #1418dc
  3. #1216c3
  4. #0f13ab
  5. #0d1092
  6. #0b0e7a
  7. #090b62
  8. #070849
  9. #040531
  10. #020318
  11. #000000

Tints

#161bf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161bf4
  2. #2d32f5
  3. #4549f6
  4. #5c5ff7
  5. #7376f8
  6. #8b8dfa
  7. #a2a4fb
  8. #b9bbfc
  9. #d0d1fd
  10. #e8e8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161bf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161bf4
  2. #2125e8
  3. #2b2fdd
  4. #3639d1
  5. #4043c6
  6. #4b4eba
  7. #5658ae
  8. #6062a3
  9. #6b6c97
  10. #75768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161bf4 {
  color: #161bf4;
}
Background
.bg-161bf4 {
  background-color: #161bf4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161bf4 {
  border: 2px solid #161bf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161bf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 27 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 91% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161bf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161bf4, #8016f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161bf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 27 244 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.97 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.38 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.22 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.80 #e9e40b Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#161bf4  rgb(22, 27, 244)  hsl(239, 91%, 52%)  Blue
#f4ef16  rgb(244, 239, 22)  hsl(59, 91%, 52%)  Titanium Yellow
#f4161b  rgb(244, 22, 27)  hsl(359, 91%, 52%)  Lust
#1bf416  rgb(27, 244, 22)  hsl(119, 91%, 52%)  Lime