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#161CBC

#161cbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161cbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 10.98% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.3% cyan, 85.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 237.83°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.0463

Complementary

  1. #161cbc
  2. #bcb616

Split complementary

  1. #161cbc
  2. #bc6316
  3. #6fbc16

Analogous

  1. #166fbc
  2. #161cbc
  3. #6316bc

Triadic

  1. #161cbc
  2. #bc161c
  3. #1cbc16

Tetradic

  1. #161cbc
  2. #b616bc
  3. #bcb616
  4. #1cbc16

Square

  1. #161cbc
  2. #bc166f
  3. #bcb616
  4. #16bc63

Monochromatic

  1. #060833
  2. #0e1278
  3. #161cbc
  4. #373de8
  5. #7b80f0

Shades

#161cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161cbc
  2. #1419a9
  3. #121696
  4. #0f1484
  5. #0d1171
  6. #0b0e5e
  7. #090b4b
  8. #070838
  9. #040626
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#161cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161cbc
  2. #2d33c3
  3. #4549c9
  4. #5c60d0
  5. #7377d7
  6. #8b8ede
  7. #a2a4e4
  8. #b9bbeb
  9. #d0d2f2
  10. #e8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161cbc
  2. #2126b6
  3. #2b30b0
  4. #363aaa
  5. #4044a4
  6. #4b4e9e
  7. #565898
  8. #606292
  9. #6b6c8c
  10. #757686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005270 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161cbc {
  color: #161cbc;
}
Background
.bg-161cbc {
  background-color: #161cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161cbc {
  border: 2px solid #161cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 28 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161cbc, #6316bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 28 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.31 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.55 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.58 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.65 #e9e343 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161cbc  rgb(22, 28, 188)  hsl(238, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bcb616  rgb(188, 182, 22)  hsl(58, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#bc161c  rgb(188, 22, 28)  hsl(358, 79%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#1cbc16  rgb(28, 188, 22)  hsl(118, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green