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#2016EF

#2016ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2016ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.61% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 242.76°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.0711

Complementary

  1. #2016ef
  2. #e5ef16

Split complementary

  1. #2016ef
  2. #ef8c16
  3. #79ef16

Analogous

  1. #1679ef
  2. #2016ef
  3. #8c16ef

Triadic

  1. #2016ef
  2. #ef2016
  3. #16ef20

Tetradic

  1. #2016ef
  2. #ef16e5
  3. #e5ef16
  4. #16ef20

Square

  1. #2016ef
  2. #ef1679
  3. #e5ef16
  4. #16ef8c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0765
  2. #130cad
  3. #2016ef
  4. #655ef4
  5. #a9a5f9

Shades

#2016ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016ef
  2. #1d14d7
  3. #1a12bf
  4. #160fa7
  5. #130d8f
  6. #100b78
  7. #0d0960
  8. #0a0748
  9. #060430
  10. #030218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016ef
  2. #362df1
  3. #4d45f2
  4. #635cf4
  5. #7973f5
  6. #908bf7
  7. #a6a2f9
  8. #bcb9fa
  9. #d2d0fc
  10. #e9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016ef
  2. #2a21e4
  3. #332bd9
  4. #3d36ce
  5. #4640c3
  6. #504bb8
  7. #5a56ac
  8. #6360a1
  9. #6d6b96
  10. #76758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3ca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016ef {
  color: #2016ef;
}
Background
.bg-2016ef {
  background-color: #2016ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016ef {
  border: 2px solid #2016ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016ef, #8c16ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.22 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.61 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.49 #dfe910 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#2016ef  rgb(32, 22, 239)  hsl(243, 87%, 51%)  Blue
#e5ef16  rgb(229, 239, 22)  hsl(63, 87%, 51%)  Titanium Yellow
#ef2016  rgb(239, 32, 22)  hsl(3, 87%, 51%)  Lust
#16ef20  rgb(22, 239, 32)  hsl(123, 87%, 51%)  Lime