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#161EB3

#161eb3 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161eb3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 11.76% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.71% cyan, 83.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 236.94°, with 78.11% saturation and 39.41% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0435

Complementary

  1. #161eb3
  2. #b3ab16

Split complementary

  1. #161eb3
  2. #b35c16
  3. #6db316

Analogous

  1. #166db3
  2. #161eb3
  3. #5c16b3

Triadic

  1. #161eb3
  2. #b3161e
  3. #1eb316

Tetradic

  1. #161eb3
  2. #ab16b3
  3. #b3ab16
  4. #1eb316

Square

  1. #161eb3
  2. #b3166d
  3. #b3ab16
  4. #16b35c

Monochromatic

  1. #05072b
  2. #0e136f
  3. #161eb3
  4. #3039e6
  5. #747aee

Shades

#161eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161eb3
  2. #141ba1
  3. #12188f
  4. #0f157d
  5. #0d126b
  6. #0b0f5a
  7. #090c48
  8. #070936
  9. #040624
  10. #020312
  11. #000000

Tints

#161eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161eb3
  2. #2d35bb
  3. #454bc2
  4. #5c62ca
  5. #7378d1
  6. #8b8fd9
  7. #a2a5e1
  8. #b9bce8
  9. #d0d2f0
  10. #e8e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161eb3
  2. #2128ae
  3. #2b32a9
  4. #363ba4
  5. #40459f
  6. #4b4f9a
  7. #565994
  8. #60638f
  9. #6b6c8a
  10. #757685
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30327d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00408d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161eb3 {
  color: #161eb3;
}
Background
.bg-161eb3 {
  background-color: #161eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #161eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 30 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 78% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161eb3, #5c16b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 30 179 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.55 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.48 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.62 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.23 #e9e14c Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#161eb3  rgb(22, 30, 179)  hsl(237, 78%, 39%)  Zaffre
#b3ab16  rgb(179, 171, 22)  hsl(57, 78%, 39%)  Brass
#b3161e  rgb(179, 22, 30)  hsl(357, 78%, 39%)  Firebrick
#1eb316  rgb(30, 179, 22)  hsl(117, 78%, 39%)  Kelly Green