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#161FD5

#161fd5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#161fd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.67% cyan, 85.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 237.17°, with 81.28% saturation and 46.08% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #161fd5
  2. #d5cc16

Split complementary

  1. #161fd5
  2. #d56c16
  3. #7fd516

Analogous

  1. #167fd5
  2. #161fd5
  3. #6c16d5

Triadic

  1. #161fd5
  2. #d5161f
  3. #1fd516

Tetradic

  1. #161fd5
  2. #cc16d5
  3. #d5cc16
  4. #1fd516

Square

  1. #161fd5
  2. #d5167f
  3. #d5cc16
  4. #16d56c

Monochromatic

  1. #080b4a
  2. #0f1590
  3. #161fd5
  4. #4b53ec
  5. #9095f4

Shades

#161fd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161fd5
  2. #141cc0
  3. #1219aa
  4. #0f1695
  5. #0d1380
  6. #0b106b
  7. #090c55
  8. #070940
  9. #04062b
  10. #020315
  11. #000000

Tints

#161fd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161fd5
  2. #2d35d9
  3. #454cdd
  4. #5c62e2
  5. #7379e6
  6. #8b8fea
  7. #a2a5ee
  8. #b9bcf2
  9. #d0d2f7
  10. #e8e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161fd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161fd5
  2. #2129cd
  3. #2b32c4
  4. #363cbc
  5. #4046b3
  6. #4b50ab
  7. #5659a2
  8. #60639a
  9. #6b6d91
  10. #757689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161fd5 {
  color: #161fd5;
}
Background
.bg-161fd5 {
  background-color: #161fd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161fd5 {
  border: 2px solid #161fd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161fd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 31 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161fd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161fd5, #6c16d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161fd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 31 213 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.63 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.55 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.71 #e9e02a Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#161fd5  rgb(22, 31, 213)  hsl(237, 81%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#d5cc16  rgb(213, 204, 22)  hsl(57, 81%, 46%)  Citrine
#d5161f  rgb(213, 22, 31)  hsl(357, 81%, 46%)  Lava
#1fd516  rgb(31, 213, 22)  hsl(117, 81%, 46%)  Lime Green