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#116A9F

#116a9f ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116a9f is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.57% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.31% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 202.39°, with 80.68% saturation and 34.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1293

Complementary

  1. #116a9f
  2. #9f4611

Split complementary

  1. #116a9f
  2. #9f1123
  3. #9f8d11

Analogous

  1. #119f8d
  2. #116a9f
  3. #11239f

Triadic

  1. #116a9f
  2. #9f116a
  3. #6a9f11

Tetradic

  1. #116a9f
  2. #46119f
  3. #9f4611
  4. #6a9f11

Square

  1. #116a9f
  2. #8d119f
  3. #9f4611
  4. #239f11

Monochromatic

  1. #020e15
  2. #0a3c5a
  3. #116a9f
  4. #1898e4
  5. #5bb7ee

Shades

#116a9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116a9f
  2. #0f5f8f
  3. #0e557f
  4. #0c4a6f
  5. #0a405f
  6. #093550
  7. #072a40
  8. #052030
  9. #031520
  10. #020b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#116a9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116a9f
  2. #2979a9
  3. #4188b2
  4. #5897bc
  5. #70a6c5
  6. #88b5cf
  7. #a0c3d9
  8. #b8d2e2
  9. #cfe1ec
  10. #e7f0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116a9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116a9f
  2. #1c6c9c
  3. #276e99
  4. #327196
  5. #3d7393
  6. #497590
  7. #54778c
  8. #5f7989
  9. #6a7c86
  10. #757e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #516ba1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5f9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00777d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #406ba0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31649e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00728c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116a9f {
  color: #116a9f;
}
Background
.bg-116a9f {
  background-color: #116a9f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116a9f {
  border: 2px solid #116a9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116a9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 81% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116a9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116a9f, #11239f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116a9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 159 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 1.79 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.15 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.33 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.72 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.15 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.05 #ee9560 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116a9f  rgb(17, 106, 159)  hsl(202, 81%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9f4611  rgb(159, 70, 17)  hsl(22, 81%, 35%)  Saddle Brown
#9f116a  rgb(159, 17, 106)  hsl(322, 81%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6a9f11  rgb(106, 159, 17)  hsl(82, 81%, 35%)  Olive Drab