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#116BD2

#116bd2 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116bd2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.96% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.9% cyan, 49.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 212.02°, with 85.02% saturation and 44.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #116bd2
  2. #d27811

Split complementary

  1. #116bd2
  2. #d21711
  3. #ccd211

Analogous

  1. #11ccd2
  2. #116bd2
  3. #1711d2

Triadic

  1. #116bd2
  2. #d2116b
  3. #6bd211

Tetradic

  1. #116bd2
  2. #7811d2
  3. #d27811
  4. #6bd211

Square

  1. #116bd2
  2. #d211cc
  3. #d27811
  4. #11d217

Monochromatic

  1. #062344
  2. #0b478b
  3. #116bd2
  4. #4092f0
  5. #87baf5

Shades

#116bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bd2
  2. #0f60bd
  3. #0e56a8
  4. #0c4b93
  5. #0a407e
  6. #093669
  7. #072b54
  8. #05203f
  9. #03152a
  10. #020b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bd2
  2. #297ad7
  3. #4189db
  4. #5897e0
  5. #70a6e4
  6. #88b5e9
  7. #a0c4ed
  8. #b8d3f2
  9. #cfe1f6
  10. #e7f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bd2
  2. #1c6dca
  3. #276fc2
  4. #3271b9
  5. #3d73b1
  6. #4976a9
  7. #5478a1
  8. #5f7a99
  9. #6a7c90
  10. #757e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a76d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2272d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bd2 {
  color: #116bd2;
}
Background
.bg-116bd2 {
  background-color: #116bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #116bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 85% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bd2, #1711d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 210 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.50 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.44 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 5.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.52 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.27 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.48 #ee942d Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

True Blue
#116bd2  rgb(17, 107, 210)  hsl(212, 85%, 45%)  True Blue
#d27811  rgb(210, 120, 17)  hsl(32, 85%, 45%)  Ochre
#d2116b  rgb(210, 17, 107)  hsl(332, 85%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#6bd211  rgb(107, 210, 17)  hsl(92, 85%, 45%)  Lime Green