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#161DFF

#161dff ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#161dff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.37% cyan, 88.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 238.2°, with 100% saturation and 54.31% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.0827

Complementary

  1. #161dff
  2. #fff816

Split complementary

  1. #161dff
  2. #ff8316
  3. #91ff16

Analogous

  1. #1691ff
  2. #161dff
  3. #8316ff

Triadic

  1. #161dff
  2. #ff161d
  3. #1dff16

Tetradic

  1. #161dff
  2. #f816ff
  3. #fff816
  4. #1dff16

Square

  1. #161dff
  2. #ff1691
  3. #fff816
  4. #16ff83

Monochromatic

  1. #00047c
  2. #0006c8
  3. #161dff
  4. #6267ff
  5. #afb1ff

Shades

#161dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161dff
  2. #141ae6
  3. #1217cc
  4. #0f14b3
  5. #0d1199
  6. #0b0f80
  7. #090c66
  8. #07094d
  9. #040633
  10. #02031a
  11. #000000

Tints

#161dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161dff
  2. #2d34ff
  3. #454aff
  4. #5c61ff
  5. #7377ff
  6. #8b8eff
  7. #a2a5ff
  8. #b9bbff
  9. #d0d2ff
  10. #e8e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161dff
  2. #2127f2
  3. #2b31e6
  4. #363bd9
  5. #4045cc
  6. #4b4fc0
  7. #5658b3
  8. #6062a6
  9. #6b6c99
  10. #75768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4142b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161dff {
  color: #161dff;
}
Background
.bg-161dff {
  background-color: #161dff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161dff {
  border: 2px solid #161dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 29 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161dff, #8316ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 29 255 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.20 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.29 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.14 #e9e200 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#161dff  rgb(22, 29, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 54%)  Blue
#fff816  rgb(255, 248, 22)  hsl(58, 100%, 54%)  Lemon
#ff161d  rgb(255, 22, 29)  hsl(358, 100%, 54%)  Red
#1dff16  rgb(29, 255, 22)  hsl(118, 100%, 54%)  Lime