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#116AEB

#116aeb ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116aeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.57% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.77% cyan, 54.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 215.5°, with 86.51% saturation and 49.41% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.1643

Complementary

  1. #116aeb
  2. #eb9211

Split complementary

  1. #116aeb
  2. #eb2511
  3. #d7eb11

Analogous

  1. #11d7eb
  2. #116aeb
  3. #2511eb

Triadic

  1. #116aeb
  2. #eb116a
  3. #6aeb11

Tetradic

  1. #116aeb
  2. #9211eb
  3. #eb9211
  4. #6aeb11

Square

  1. #116aeb
  2. #eb11d7
  3. #eb9211
  4. #11eb25

Monochromatic

  1. #072a5c
  2. #0c4aa4
  3. #116aeb
  4. #5696f3
  5. #9dc2f8

Shades

#116aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116aeb
  2. #0f5fd4
  3. #0e55bc
  4. #0c4aa5
  5. #0a408d
  6. #093576
  7. #072a5e
  8. #052047
  9. #03152f
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116aeb
  2. #2979ed
  3. #4188ef
  4. #5897f1
  5. #70a6f3
  6. #88b5f5
  7. #a0c3f7
  8. #b8d2f9
  9. #cfe1fb
  10. #e7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116aeb
  2. #1c6ce0
  3. #276ed6
  4. #3271cb
  5. #3d73c0
  6. #4975b6
  7. #5477ab
  8. #5f79a0
  9. #6a7c95
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596eaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0074ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116aeb {
  color: #116aeb;
}
Background
.bg-116aeb {
  background-color: #116aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116aeb {
  border: 2px solid #116aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 87% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116aeb, #2511eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 235 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.13 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.88 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.50 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.04 #ee9514 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#116aeb  rgb(17, 106, 235)  hsl(216, 87%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#eb9211  rgb(235, 146, 17)  hsl(36, 87%, 49%)  Carrot Orange
#eb116a  rgb(235, 17, 106)  hsl(336, 87%, 49%)  Razzmatazz
#6aeb11  rgb(106, 235, 17)  hsl(96, 87%, 49%)  Lawn Green