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#2016BF

#2016bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2016bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 8.63% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.25% cyan, 88.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 243.55°, with 79.34% saturation and 41.76% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.0464

Complementary

  1. #2016bf
  2. #b5bf16

Split complementary

  1. #2016bf
  2. #bf7416
  3. #60bf16

Analogous

  1. #1660bf
  2. #2016bf
  3. #7416bf

Triadic

  1. #2016bf
  2. #bf2016
  3. #16bf20

Tetradic

  1. #2016bf
  2. #bf16b5
  3. #b5bf16
  4. #16bf20

Square

  1. #2016bf
  2. #bf1660
  3. #b5bf16
  4. #16bf74

Monochromatic

  1. #090636
  2. #150e7a
  3. #2016bf
  4. #4439e8
  5. #857ef0

Shades

#2016bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016bf
  2. #1d14ac
  3. #1a1299
  4. #160f86
  5. #130d73
  6. #100b60
  7. #0d094c
  8. #0a0739
  9. #060426
  10. #030213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016bf
  2. #362dc5
  3. #4d45cc
  4. #635cd2
  5. #7973d9
  6. #908bdf
  7. #a6a2e5
  8. #bcb9ec
  9. #d2d0f2
  10. #e9e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016bf
  2. #2a21b9
  3. #332bb2
  4. #3d36ac
  5. #4640a6
  6. #504ba0
  7. #5a5699
  8. #636093
  9. #6d6b8d
  10. #767586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333185 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016bf {
  color: #2016bf;
}
Background
.bg-2016bf {
  background-color: #2016bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016bf {
  border: 2px solid #2016bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016bf, #7416bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.38 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.53 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.86 #dfe940 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2016bf  rgb(32, 22, 191)  hsl(244, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#b5bf16  rgb(181, 191, 22)  hsl(64, 79%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bf2016  rgb(191, 32, 22)  hsl(4, 79%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#16bf20  rgb(22, 191, 32)  hsl(124, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green