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#161DCB

#161dcb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161dcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.16% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 237.68°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.0536

Complementary

  1. #161dcb
  2. #cbc416

Split complementary

  1. #161dcb
  2. #cb6a16
  3. #78cb16

Analogous

  1. #1678cb
  2. #161dcb
  3. #6a16cb

Triadic

  1. #161dcb
  2. #cb161d
  3. #1dcb16

Tetradic

  1. #161dcb
  2. #c416cb
  3. #cbc416
  4. #1dcb16

Square

  1. #161dcb
  2. #cb1678
  3. #cbc416
  4. #16cb6a

Monochromatic

  1. #070941
  2. #0f1386
  3. #161dcb
  4. #4349eb
  5. #888cf2

Shades

#161dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161dcb
  2. #141ab7
  3. #1217a2
  4. #0f148e
  5. #0d117a
  6. #0b0f66
  7. #090c51
  8. #07093d
  9. #040629
  10. #020314
  11. #000000

Tints

#161dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161dcb
  2. #2d34d0
  3. #454ad5
  4. #5c61db
  5. #7377e0
  6. #8b8ee5
  7. #a2a5ea
  8. #b9bbef
  9. #d0d2f5
  10. #e8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161dcb
  2. #2127c4
  3. #2b31bc
  4. #363bb5
  5. #4045ad
  6. #4b4fa6
  7. #56589e
  8. #606297
  9. #6b6c8f
  10. #757688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35368e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161dcb {
  color: #161dcb;
}
Background
.bg-161dcb {
  background-color: #161dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161dcb {
  border: 2px solid #161dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 29 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161dcb, #6a16cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 29 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.19 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.29 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.09 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.51 #e9e234 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161dcb  rgb(22, 29, 203)  hsl(238, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#cbc416  rgb(203, 196, 22)  hsl(58, 80%, 44%)  Citrine
#cb161d  rgb(203, 22, 29)  hsl(358, 80%, 44%)  Lava
#1dcb16  rgb(29, 203, 22)  hsl(118, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green