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#2016EC

#2016ec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2016ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.44% cyan, 90.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 242.8°, with 84.92% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.0694

Complementary

  1. #2016ec
  2. #e2ec16

Split complementary

  1. #2016ec
  2. #ec8b16
  3. #77ec16

Analogous

  1. #1677ec
  2. #2016ec
  3. #8b16ec

Triadic

  1. #2016ec
  2. #ec2016
  3. #16ec20

Tetradic

  1. #2016ec
  2. #ec16e2
  3. #e2ec16
  4. #16ec20

Square

  1. #2016ec
  2. #ec1677
  3. #e2ec16
  4. #16ec8b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0861
  2. #150ea8
  3. #2016ec
  4. #645df2
  5. #a7a3f8

Shades

#2016ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016ec
  2. #1d14d4
  3. #1a12bd
  4. #160fa5
  5. #130d8e
  6. #100b76
  7. #0d095e
  8. #0a0747
  9. #06042f
  10. #030218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016ec
  2. #362dee
  3. #4d45f0
  4. #635cf2
  5. #7973f4
  6. #908bf6
  7. #a6a2f7
  8. #bcb9f9
  9. #d2d0fb
  10. #e9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016ec
  2. #2a21e1
  3. #332bd6
  4. #3d36cc
  5. #4640c1
  6. #504bb6
  7. #5a56ab
  8. #6360a0
  9. #6d6b96
  10. #76758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3ca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00658c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016ec {
  color: #2016ec;
}
Background
.bg-2016ec {
  background-color: #2016ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016ec {
  border: 2px solid #2016ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016ec, #8b16ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.92 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.14 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.12 #dfe913 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2016ec  rgb(32, 22, 236)  hsl(243, 85%, 51%)  Blue
#e2ec16  rgb(226, 236, 22)  hsl(63, 85%, 51%)  Pear
#ec2016  rgb(236, 32, 22)  hsl(3, 85%, 51%)  Lust
#16ec20  rgb(22, 236, 32)  hsl(123, 85%, 51%)  Lime