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#161CFF

#161cff ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#161cff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.37% cyan, 89.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 238.45°, with 100% saturation and 54.31% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.0822

Complementary

  1. #161cff
  2. #fff916

Split complementary

  1. #161cff
  2. #ff8416
  3. #91ff16

Analogous

  1. #1691ff
  2. #161cff
  3. #8416ff

Triadic

  1. #161cff
  2. #ff161c
  3. #1cff16

Tetradic

  1. #161cff
  2. #f916ff
  3. #fff916
  4. #1cff16

Square

  1. #161cff
  2. #ff1691
  3. #fff916
  4. #16ff84

Monochromatic

  1. #00037c
  2. #0005c8
  3. #161cff
  4. #6267ff
  5. #afb1ff

Shades

#161cff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161cff
  2. #1419e6
  3. #1216cc
  4. #0f14b3
  5. #0d1199
  6. #0b0e80
  7. #090b66
  8. #07084d
  9. #040633
  10. #02031a
  11. #000000

Tints

#161cff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161cff
  2. #2d33ff
  3. #4549ff
  4. #5c60ff
  5. #7377ff
  6. #8b8eff
  7. #a2a4ff
  8. #b9bbff
  9. #d0d2ff
  10. #e8e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161cff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161cff
  2. #2126f2
  3. #2b30e6
  4. #363ad9
  5. #4044cc
  6. #4b4ec0
  7. #5658b3
  8. #6062a6
  9. #6b6c99
  10. #75768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4142b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161cff {
  color: #161cff;
}
Background
.bg-161cff {
  background-color: #161cff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161cff {
  border: 2px solid #161cff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161cff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 28 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161cff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161cff, #8416ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161cff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 28 255 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.29 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.27 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.29 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.19 #e9e300 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#161cff  rgb(22, 28, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 54%)  Blue
#fff916  rgb(255, 249, 22)  hsl(58, 100%, 54%)  Lemon
#ff161c  rgb(255, 22, 28)  hsl(358, 100%, 54%)  Red
#1cff16  rgb(28, 255, 22)  hsl(118, 100%, 54%)  Lime