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#161EEC

#161eec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#161eec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 11.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.68% cyan, 87.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 237.76°, with 84.92% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.0716

Complementary

  1. #161eec
  2. #ece416

Split complementary

  1. #161eec
  2. #ec7916
  3. #89ec16

Analogous

  1. #1689ec
  2. #161eec
  3. #7916ec

Triadic

  1. #161eec
  2. #ec161e
  3. #1eec16

Tetradic

  1. #161eec
  2. #e416ec
  3. #ece416
  4. #1eec16

Square

  1. #161eec
  2. #ec1689
  3. #ece416
  4. #16ec79

Monochromatic

  1. #080b61
  2. #0e13a8
  3. #161eec
  4. #5d62f2
  5. #a3a7f8

Shades

#161eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161eec
  2. #141bd4
  3. #1218bd
  4. #0f15a5
  5. #0d128e
  6. #0b0f76
  7. #090c5e
  8. #070947
  9. #04062f
  10. #020318
  11. #000000

Tints

#161eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161eec
  2. #2d35ee
  3. #454bf0
  4. #5c62f2
  5. #7378f4
  6. #8b8ff6
  7. #a2a5f7
  8. #b9bcf9
  9. #d0d2fb
  10. #e8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161eec
  2. #2128e1
  3. #2b32d6
  4. #363bcc
  5. #4045c1
  6. #4b4fb6
  7. #5659ab
  8. #6063a0
  9. #6b6c96
  10. #75768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161eec {
  color: #161eec;
}
Background
.bg-161eec {
  background-color: #161eec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161eec {
  border: 2px solid #161eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 30 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161eec, #7916ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 30 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.35 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.58 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.50 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.31 #e9e113 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#161eec  rgb(22, 30, 236)  hsl(238, 85%, 51%)  Blue
#ece416  rgb(236, 228, 22)  hsl(58, 85%, 51%)  Titanium Yellow
#ec161e  rgb(236, 22, 30)  hsl(358, 85%, 51%)  Lust
#1eec16  rgb(30, 236, 22)  hsl(118, 85%, 51%)  Lime