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#2016EE

#2016ee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2016ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.55% cyan, 90.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 242.78°, with 86.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.0705

Complementary

  1. #2016ee
  2. #e4ee16

Split complementary

  1. #2016ee
  2. #ee8c16
  3. #78ee16

Analogous

  1. #1678ee
  2. #2016ee
  3. #8c16ee

Triadic

  1. #2016ee
  2. #ee2016
  3. #16ee20

Tetradic

  1. #2016ee
  2. #ee16e4
  3. #e4ee16
  4. #16ee20

Square

  1. #2016ee
  2. #ee1678
  3. #e4ee16
  4. #16ee8c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0764
  2. #140cab
  3. #2016ee
  4. #645df3
  5. #a8a5f8

Shades

#2016ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016ee
  2. #1d14d6
  3. #1a12be
  4. #160fa7
  5. #130d8f
  6. #100b77
  7. #0d095f
  8. #0a0747
  9. #060430
  10. #030218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016ee
  2. #362df0
  3. #4d45f1
  4. #635cf3
  5. #7973f5
  6. #908bf7
  7. #a6a2f8
  8. #bcb9fa
  9. #d2d0fc
  10. #e9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016ee
  2. #2a21e3
  3. #332bd8
  4. #3d36cd
  5. #4640c2
  6. #504bb7
  7. #5a56ac
  8. #6360a1
  9. #6d6b96
  10. #76758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016ee {
  color: #2016ee;
}
Background
.bg-2016ee {
  background-color: #2016ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016ee {
  border: 2px solid #2016ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016ee, #8c16ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.75 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.94 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.50 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.37 #dfe911 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#2016ee  rgb(32, 22, 238)  hsl(243, 86%, 51%)  Blue
#e4ee16  rgb(228, 238, 22)  hsl(63, 86%, 51%)  Titanium Yellow
#ee2016  rgb(238, 32, 22)  hsl(3, 86%, 51%)  Lust
#16ee20  rgb(22, 238, 32)  hsl(123, 86%, 51%)  Lime