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#161DCC

#161dcc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161dcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.22% cyan, 85.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, with 80.53% saturation and 44.31% 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0541

Complementary

  1. #161dcc
  2. #ccc516

Split complementary

  1. #161dcc
  2. #cc6a16
  3. #78cc16

Analogous

  1. #1678cc
  2. #161dcc
  3. #6a16cc

Triadic

  1. #161dcc
  2. #cc161d
  3. #1dcc16

Tetradic

  1. #161dcc
  2. #c516cc
  3. #ccc516
  4. #1dcc16

Square

  1. #161dcc
  2. #cc1678
  3. #ccc516
  4. #16cc6a

Monochromatic

  1. #070942
  2. #0f1387
  3. #161dcc
  4. #444aeb
  5. #898df2

Shades

#161dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161dcc
  2. #141ab8
  3. #1217a3
  4. #0f148f
  5. #0d117a
  6. #0b0f66
  7. #090c52
  8. #07093d
  9. #040629
  10. #020314
  11. #000000

Tints

#161dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161dcc
  2. #2d34d1
  3. #454ad6
  4. #5c61db
  5. #7377e0
  6. #8b8ee6
  7. #a2a5eb
  8. #b9bbf0
  9. #d0d2f5
  10. #e8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161dcc
  2. #2127c4
  3. #2b31bd
  4. #363bb5
  5. #4045ae
  6. #4b4fa6
  7. #56589e
  8. #606297
  9. #6b6c8f
  10. #757688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35368f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161dcc {
  color: #161dcc;
}
Background
.bg-161dcc {
  background-color: #161dcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161dcc {
  border: 2px solid #161dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 29 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161dcc, #6a16cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 29 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.90 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.31 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.30 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.25 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.63 #e9e233 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161dcc  rgb(22, 29, 204)  hsl(238, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#ccc516  rgb(204, 197, 22)  hsl(58, 81%, 44%)  Citrine
#cc161d  rgb(204, 22, 29)  hsl(358, 81%, 44%)  Lava
#1dcc16  rgb(29, 204, 22)  hsl(118, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green