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#161DC2

#161dc2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161dc2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 11.37% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.66% cyan, 85.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 237.56°, with 79.63% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.0494

Complementary

  1. #161dc2
  2. #c2bb16

Split complementary

  1. #161dc2
  2. #c26516
  3. #73c216

Analogous

  1. #1673c2
  2. #161dc2
  3. #6516c2

Triadic

  1. #161dc2
  2. #c2161d
  3. #1dc216

Tetradic

  1. #161dc2
  2. #bb16c2
  3. #c2bb16
  4. #1dc216

Square

  1. #161dc2
  2. #c21673
  3. #c2bb16
  4. #16c265

Monochromatic

  1. #060839
  2. #0e137d
  3. #161dc2
  4. #3c43e9
  5. #8085f1

Shades

#161dc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161dc2
  2. #141aaf
  3. #12179b
  4. #0f1488
  5. #0d1174
  6. #0b0f61
  7. #090c4e
  8. #07093a
  9. #040627
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#161dc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161dc2
  2. #2d34c8
  3. #454ace
  4. #5c61d4
  5. #7377da
  6. #8b8ee1
  7. #a2a5e7
  8. #b9bbed
  9. #d0d2f3
  10. #e8e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161dc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161dc2
  2. #2127bb
  3. #2b31b5
  4. #363bae
  5. #4045a8
  6. #4b4fa1
  7. #56589a
  8. #606294
  9. #6b6c8d
  10. #757687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161dc2 {
  color: #161dc2;
}
Background
.bg-161dc2 {
  background-color: #161dc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161dc2 {
  border: 2px solid #161dc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161dc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 29 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161dc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161dc2, #6516c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161dc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 29 194 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.86 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.29 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.45 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.66 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.89 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.17 #e9e23d Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161dc2  rgb(22, 29, 194)  hsl(238, 80%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#c2bb16  rgb(194, 187, 22)  hsl(58, 80%, 42%)  Old Gold
#c2161d  rgb(194, 22, 29)  hsl(358, 80%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1dc216  rgb(29, 194, 22)  hsl(118, 80%, 42%)  Kelly Green