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#161EBD

#161ebd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161ebd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 11.76% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.36% cyan, 84.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 237.13°, with 79.15% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.0477

Complementary

  1. #161ebd
  2. #bdb516

Split complementary

  1. #161ebd
  2. #bd6216
  3. #71bd16

Analogous

  1. #1671bd
  2. #161ebd
  3. #6216bd

Triadic

  1. #161ebd
  2. #bd161e
  3. #1ebd16

Tetradic

  1. #161ebd
  2. #b516bd
  3. #bdb516
  4. #1ebd16

Square

  1. #161ebd
  2. #bd1671
  3. #bdb516
  4. #16bd62

Monochromatic

  1. #060834
  2. #0e1378
  3. #161ebd
  4. #3840e8
  5. #7c82f0

Shades

#161ebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161ebd
  2. #141baa
  3. #121897
  4. #0f1584
  5. #0d1271
  6. #0b0f5f
  7. #090c4c
  8. #070939
  9. #040626
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#161ebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161ebd
  2. #2d35c4
  3. #454bca
  4. #5c62d1
  5. #7378d7
  6. #8b8fde
  7. #a2a5e5
  8. #b9bceb
  9. #d0d2f2
  10. #e8e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161ebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161ebd
  2. #2128b7
  3. #2b32b1
  4. #363bab
  5. #4045a5
  6. #4b4f9f
  7. #565998
  8. #606392
  9. #6b6c8c
  10. #757686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161ebd {
  color: #161ebd;
}
Background
.bg-161ebd {
  background-color: #161ebd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161ebd {
  border: 2px solid #161ebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161ebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 30 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161ebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161ebd, #6216bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161ebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 30 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.52 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.84 #e9e142 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161ebd  rgb(22, 30, 189)  hsl(237, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bdb516  rgb(189, 181, 22)  hsl(57, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#bd161e  rgb(189, 22, 30)  hsl(357, 79%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#1ebd16  rgb(30, 189, 22)  hsl(117, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green