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#2016CA

#2016ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2016ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.16% cyan, 89.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 243.33°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.0515

Complementary

  1. #2016ca
  2. #c0ca16

Split complementary

  1. #2016ca
  2. #ca7a16
  3. #66ca16

Analogous

  1. #1666ca
  2. #2016ca
  3. #7a16ca

Triadic

  1. #2016ca
  2. #ca2016
  3. #16ca20

Tetradic

  1. #2016ca
  2. #ca16c0
  3. #c0ca16
  4. #16ca20

Square

  1. #2016ca
  2. #ca1666
  3. #c0ca16
  4. #16ca7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0740
  2. #150e85
  3. #2016ca
  4. #4b42ea
  5. #8d87f2

Shades

#2016ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016ca
  2. #1d14b6
  3. #1a12a2
  4. #160f8d
  5. #130d79
  6. #100b65
  7. #0d0951
  8. #0a073d
  9. #060428
  10. #030214
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016ca
  2. #362dcf
  3. #4d45d5
  4. #635cda
  5. #7973df
  6. #908be5
  7. #a6a2ea
  8. #bcb9ef
  9. #d2d0f4
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016ca
  2. #2a21c3
  3. #332bbb
  4. #3d36b4
  5. #4640ac
  6. #504ba5
  7. #5a569e
  8. #636096
  9. #6d6b8f
  10. #767587
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36348d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00459f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016ca {
  color: #2016ca;
}
Background
.bg-2016ca {
  background-color: #2016ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016ca {
  border: 2px solid #2016ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016ca, #7a16ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.94 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.75 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.97 #dfe935 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2016ca  rgb(32, 22, 202)  hsl(243, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#c0ca16  rgb(192, 202, 22)  hsl(63, 80%, 44%)  Pear
#ca2016  rgb(202, 32, 22)  hsl(3, 80%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#16ca20  rgb(22, 202, 32)  hsl(123, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green