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#161CEB

#161ceb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#161ceb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 10.98% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.64% cyan, 88.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 238.31°, with 84.19% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.07

Complementary

  1. #161ceb
  2. #ebe516

Split complementary

  1. #161ceb
  2. #eb7a16
  3. #86eb16

Analogous

  1. #1686eb
  2. #161ceb
  3. #7a16eb

Triadic

  1. #161ceb
  2. #eb161c
  3. #1ceb16

Tetradic

  1. #161ceb
  2. #e516eb
  3. #ebe516
  4. #1ceb16

Square

  1. #161ceb
  2. #eb1686
  3. #ebe516
  4. #16eb7a

Monochromatic

  1. #080b60
  2. #0e13a6
  3. #161ceb
  4. #5c61f1
  5. #a3a5f7

Shades

#161ceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161ceb
  2. #1419d4
  3. #1216bc
  4. #0f14a5
  5. #0d118d
  6. #0b0e76
  7. #090b5e
  8. #070847
  9. #04062f
  10. #020318
  11. #000000

Tints

#161ceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161ceb
  2. #2d33ed
  3. #4549ef
  4. #5c60f1
  5. #7377f3
  6. #8b8ef5
  7. #a2a4f7
  8. #b9bbf9
  9. #d0d2fb
  10. #e8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161ceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161ceb
  2. #2126e0
  3. #2b30d6
  4. #363acb
  5. #4044c0
  6. #4b4eb6
  7. #5658ab
  8. #6062a0
  9. #6b6c95
  10. #75768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161ceb {
  color: #161ceb;
}
Background
.bg-161ceb {
  background-color: #161ceb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161ceb {
  border: 2px solid #161ceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161ceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 28 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161ceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161ceb, #7a16eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161ceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 28 235 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.29 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.54 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.72 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.58 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.74 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.08 #e9e314 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#161ceb  rgb(22, 28, 235)  hsl(238, 84%, 50%)  Blue
#ebe516  rgb(235, 229, 22)  hsl(58, 84%, 50%)  Titanium Yellow
#eb161c  rgb(235, 22, 28)  hsl(358, 84%, 50%)  Lust
#1ceb16  rgb(28, 235, 22)  hsl(118, 84%, 50%)  Lime