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#161DDF

#161ddf ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#161ddf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 11.37% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.13% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 237.91°, with 82.04% saturation and 48.04% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.0638

Complementary

  1. #161ddf
  2. #dfd816

Split complementary

  1. #161ddf
  2. #df7416
  3. #82df16

Analogous

  1. #1682df
  2. #161ddf
  3. #7416df

Triadic

  1. #161ddf
  2. #df161d
  3. #1ddf16

Tetradic

  1. #161ddf
  2. #d816df
  3. #dfd816
  4. #1ddf16

Square

  1. #161ddf
  2. #df1682
  3. #dfd816
  4. #16df74

Monochromatic

  1. #080b54
  2. #0f1499
  3. #161ddf
  4. #5359ee
  5. #999cf5

Shades

#161ddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161ddf
  2. #141ac9
  3. #1217b2
  4. #0f149c
  5. #0d1186
  6. #0b0f70
  7. #090c59
  8. #070943
  9. #04062d
  10. #020316
  11. #000000

Tints

#161ddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161ddf
  2. #2d34e2
  3. #454ae5
  4. #5c61e9
  5. #7377ec
  6. #8b8eef
  7. #a2a5f2
  8. #b9bbf5
  9. #d0d2f9
  10. #e8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161ddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161ddf
  2. #2127d6
  3. #2b31cc
  4. #363bc3
  5. #4045b9
  6. #4b4fb0
  7. #5658a6
  8. #60629d
  9. #6b6c93
  10. #75768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393b9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161ddf {
  color: #161ddf;
}
Background
.bg-161ddf {
  background-color: #161ddf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161ddf {
  border: 2px solid #161ddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161ddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 29 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 82% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161ddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161ddf, #7416df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161ddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 29 223 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.86 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.65 #e9e220 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Blue
#161ddf  rgb(22, 29, 223)  hsl(238, 82%, 48%)  Blue
#dfd816  rgb(223, 216, 22)  hsl(58, 82%, 48%)  Dandelion
#df161d  rgb(223, 22, 29)  hsl(358, 82%, 48%)  Cadmium Red
#1ddf16  rgb(29, 223, 22)  hsl(118, 82%, 48%)  Lime Green