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#2016EA

#2016ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2016ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 8.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.32% cyan, 90.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 242.83°, with 83.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.0682

Complementary

  1. #2016ea
  2. #e0ea16

Split complementary

  1. #2016ea
  2. #ea8a16
  3. #76ea16

Analogous

  1. #1676ea
  2. #2016ea
  3. #8a16ea

Triadic

  1. #2016ea
  2. #ea2016
  3. #16ea20

Tetradic

  1. #2016ea
  2. #ea16e0
  3. #e0ea16
  4. #16ea20

Square

  1. #2016ea
  2. #ea1676
  3. #e0ea16
  4. #16ea8a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d095f
  2. #160fa5
  3. #2016ea
  4. #635cf0
  5. #a6a2f7

Shades

#2016ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016ea
  2. #1d14d3
  3. #1a12bb
  4. #160fa4
  5. #130d8c
  6. #100b75
  7. #0d095e
  8. #0a0746
  9. #06042f
  10. #030217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016ea
  2. #362dec
  3. #4d45ee
  4. #635cf0
  5. #7973f2
  6. #908bf5
  7. #a6a2f7
  8. #bcb9f9
  9. #d2d0fb
  10. #e9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016ea
  2. #2a21df
  3. #332bd5
  4. #3d36ca
  5. #4640c0
  6. #504bb5
  7. #5a56aa
  8. #6360a0
  9. #6d6b95
  10. #76758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3ba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016ea {
  color: #2016ea;
}
Background
.bg-2016ea {
  background-color: #2016ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016ea {
  border: 2px solid #2016ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016ea, #8a16ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.69 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.03 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.59 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.88 #dfe915 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2016ea  rgb(32, 22, 234)  hsl(243, 83%, 50%)  Blue
#e0ea16  rgb(224, 234, 22)  hsl(63, 83%, 50%)  Pear
#ea2016  rgb(234, 32, 22)  hsl(3, 83%, 50%)  Lust
#16ea20  rgb(22, 234, 32)  hsl(123, 83%, 50%)  Lime