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#2016CB

#2016cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2016cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.24% cyan, 89.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 243.31°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.0519

Complementary

  1. #2016cb
  2. #c1cb16

Split complementary

  1. #2016cb
  2. #cb7a16
  3. #67cb16

Analogous

  1. #1667cb
  2. #2016cb
  3. #7a16cb

Triadic

  1. #2016cb
  2. #cb2016
  3. #16cb20

Tetradic

  1. #2016cb
  2. #cb16c1
  3. #c1cb16
  4. #16cb20

Square

  1. #2016cb
  2. #cb1667
  3. #c1cb16
  4. #16cb7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0741
  2. #150f86
  3. #2016cb
  4. #4c43eb
  5. #8e88f2

Shades

#2016cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016cb
  2. #1d14b7
  3. #1a12a2
  4. #160f8e
  5. #130d7a
  6. #100b66
  7. #0d0951
  8. #0a073d
  9. #060429
  10. #030214
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016cb
  2. #362dd0
  3. #4d45d5
  4. #635cdb
  5. #7973e0
  6. #908be5
  7. #a6a2ea
  8. #bcb9ef
  9. #d2d0f5
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016cb
  2. #2a21c4
  3. #332bbc
  4. #3d36b5
  5. #4640ad
  6. #504ba6
  7. #5a569e
  8. #636097
  9. #6d6b8f
  10. #767588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36348e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016cb {
  color: #2016cb;
}
Background
.bg-2016cb {
  background-color: #2016cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016cb {
  border: 2px solid #2016cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016cb, #7a16cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.06 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.71 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.02 #dfe934 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2016cb  rgb(32, 22, 203)  hsl(243, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#c1cb16  rgb(193, 203, 22)  hsl(63, 80%, 44%)  Pear
#cb2016  rgb(203, 32, 22)  hsl(3, 80%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#16cb20  rgb(22, 203, 32)  hsl(123, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green