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#161FBB

#161fbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161fbb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 12.16% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 83.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 236.73°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #161fbb
  2. #bbb216

Split complementary

  1. #161fbb
  2. #bb6016
  3. #71bb16

Analogous

  1. #1671bb
  2. #161fbb
  3. #6016bb

Triadic

  1. #161fbb
  2. #bb161f
  3. #1fbb16

Tetradic

  1. #161fbb
  2. #b216bb
  3. #bbb216
  4. #1fbb16

Square

  1. #161fbb
  2. #bb1671
  3. #bbb216
  4. #16bb60

Monochromatic

  1. #060832
  2. #0e1477
  3. #161fbb
  4. #3640e7
  5. #7b81ef

Shades

#161fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161fbb
  2. #141ca8
  3. #121996
  4. #0f1683
  5. #0d1370
  6. #0b105e
  7. #090c4b
  8. #070938
  9. #040625
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#161fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161fbb
  2. #2d35c2
  3. #454cc9
  4. #5c62cf
  5. #7379d6
  6. #8b8fdd
  7. #a2a5e4
  8. #b9bceb
  9. #d0d2f1
  10. #e8e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161fbb
  2. #2129b5
  3. #2b32af
  4. #363ca9
  5. #4046a3
  6. #4b509e
  7. #565998
  8. #606392
  9. #6b6d8c
  10. #757686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002db9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161fbb {
  color: #161fbb;
}
Background
.bg-161fbb {
  background-color: #161fbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161fbb {
  border: 2px solid #161fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 31 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161fbb, #6016bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 31 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.45 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.56 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.04 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.06 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.59 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.67 #e9e044 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161fbb  rgb(22, 31, 187)  hsl(237, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bbb216  rgb(187, 178, 22)  hsl(57, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#bb161f  rgb(187, 22, 31)  hsl(357, 79%, 41%)  Firebrick
#1fbb16  rgb(31, 187, 22)  hsl(117, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green