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#161ECC

#161ecc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161ecc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.22% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 237.36°, with 80.53% saturation and 44.31% 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 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0546

Complementary

  1. #161ecc
  2. #ccc416

Split complementary

  1. #161ecc
  2. #cc6916
  3. #79cc16

Analogous

  1. #1679cc
  2. #161ecc
  3. #6916cc

Triadic

  1. #161ecc
  2. #cc161e
  3. #1ecc16

Tetradic

  1. #161ecc
  2. #c416cc
  3. #ccc416
  4. #1ecc16

Square

  1. #161ecc
  2. #cc1679
  3. #ccc416
  4. #16cc69

Monochromatic

  1. #070a42
  2. #0f1487
  3. #161ecc
  4. #444beb
  5. #898df2

Shades

#161ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161ecc
  2. #141bb8
  3. #1218a3
  4. #0f158f
  5. #0d127a
  6. #0b0f66
  7. #090c52
  8. #07093d
  9. #040629
  10. #020314
  11. #000000

Tints

#161ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161ecc
  2. #2d35d1
  3. #454bd6
  4. #5c62db
  5. #7378e0
  6. #8b8fe6
  7. #a2a5eb
  8. #b9bcf0
  9. #d0d2f5
  10. #e8e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161ecc
  2. #2128c4
  3. #2b32bd
  4. #363bb5
  5. #4045ae
  6. #4b4fa6
  7. #56599e
  8. #606397
  9. #6b6c8f
  10. #757688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35378f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161ecc {
  color: #161ecc;
}
Background
.bg-161ecc {
  background-color: #161ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161ecc {
  border: 2px solid #161ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 30 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161ecc, #6916cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 30 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.05 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.38 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.16 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.62 #e9e133 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161ecc  rgb(22, 30, 204)  hsl(237, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#ccc416  rgb(204, 196, 22)  hsl(57, 81%, 44%)  Citrine
#cc161e  rgb(204, 22, 30)  hsl(357, 81%, 44%)  Lava
#1ecc16  rgb(30, 204, 22)  hsl(117, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green