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#161DF3

#161df3 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#161df3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.95% cyan, 88.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 238.1°, with 90.2% saturation and 51.96% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.0752

Complementary

  1. #161df3
  2. #f3ec16

Split complementary

  1. #161df3
  2. #f37d16
  3. #8bf316

Analogous

  1. #168bf3
  2. #161df3
  3. #7d16f3

Triadic

  1. #161df3
  2. #f3161d
  3. #1df316

Tetradic

  1. #161df3
  2. #ec16f3
  3. #f3ec16
  4. #1df316

Square

  1. #161df3
  2. #f3168b
  3. #f3ec16
  4. #16f37d

Monochromatic

  1. #05096b
  2. #090fb3
  3. #161df3
  4. #5f64f7
  5. #a8aafa

Shades

#161df3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161df3
  2. #141adb
  3. #1217c2
  4. #0f14aa
  5. #0d1192
  6. #0b0f7a
  7. #090c61
  8. #070949
  9. #040631
  10. #020318
  11. #000000

Tints

#161df3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161df3
  2. #2d34f4
  3. #454af5
  4. #5c61f7
  5. #7377f8
  6. #8b8ef9
  7. #a2a5fa
  8. #b9bbfb
  9. #d0d2fd
  10. #e8e8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161df3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161df3
  2. #2127e8
  3. #2b31dc
  4. #363bd1
  5. #4045c5
  6. #4b4fba
  7. #5658ae
  8. #6062a3
  9. #6b6c97
  10. #75768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3faa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161df3 {
  color: #161df3;
}
Background
.bg-161df3 {
  background-color: #161df3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161df3 {
  border: 2px solid #161df3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161df3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 29 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 90% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161df3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161df3, #7d16f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161df3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 29 243 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.01 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.09 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.64 #e9e20c Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#161df3  rgb(22, 29, 243)  hsl(238, 90%, 52%)  Blue
#f3ec16  rgb(243, 236, 22)  hsl(58, 90%, 52%)  Titanium Yellow
#f3161d  rgb(243, 22, 29)  hsl(358, 90%, 52%)  Lust
#1df316  rgb(29, 243, 22)  hsl(118, 90%, 52%)  Lime