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#161FD4

#161fd4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161fd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.62% cyan, 85.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 237.16°, with 81.2% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #161fd4
  2. #d4cb16

Split complementary

  1. #161fd4
  2. #d46c16
  3. #7ed416

Analogous

  1. #167ed4
  2. #161fd4
  3. #6c16d4

Triadic

  1. #161fd4
  2. #d4161f
  3. #1fd416

Tetradic

  1. #161fd4
  2. #cb16d4
  3. #d4cb16
  4. #1fd416

Square

  1. #161fd4
  2. #d4167e
  3. #d4cb16
  4. #16d46c

Monochromatic

  1. #080b49
  2. #0f158f
  3. #161fd4
  4. #4a52ec
  5. #9094f3

Shades

#161fd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161fd4
  2. #141cbf
  3. #1219aa
  4. #0f1694
  5. #0d137f
  6. #0b106a
  7. #090c55
  8. #070940
  9. #04062a
  10. #020315
  11. #000000

Tints

#161fd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161fd4
  2. #2d35d8
  3. #454cdd
  4. #5c62e1
  5. #7379e5
  6. #8b8fea
  7. #a2a5ee
  8. #b9bcf2
  9. #d0d2f6
  10. #e8e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161fd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161fd4
  2. #2129cc
  3. #2b32c3
  4. #363cbb
  5. #4046b2
  6. #4b50aa
  7. #5659a2
  8. #606399
  9. #6b6d91
  10. #757688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161fd4 {
  color: #161fd4;
}
Background
.bg-161fd4 {
  background-color: #161fd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161fd4 {
  border: 2px solid #161fd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161fd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 31 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161fd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161fd4, #6c16d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161fd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 31 212 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.61 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.74 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.01 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.63 #e9e02b Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161fd4  rgb(22, 31, 212)  hsl(237, 81%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#d4cb16  rgb(212, 203, 22)  hsl(57, 81%, 46%)  Citrine
#d4161f  rgb(212, 22, 31)  hsl(357, 81%, 46%)  Lava
#1fd416  rgb(31, 212, 22)  hsl(117, 81%, 46%)  Lime Green