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#116EA2

#116ea2 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#116ea2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 43.14% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.51% cyan, 32.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 201.52°, with 81.01% saturation and 35.1% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#006699
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Relative luminance0.1388

Complementary

  1. #116ea2
  2. #a24511

Split complementary

  1. #116ea2
  2. #a21125
  3. #a28e11

Analogous

  1. #11a28e
  2. #116ea2
  3. #1125a2

Triadic

  1. #116ea2
  2. #a2116e
  3. #6ea211

Tetradic

  1. #116ea2
  2. #4511a2
  3. #a24511
  4. #6ea211

Square

  1. #116ea2
  2. #8e11a2
  3. #a24511
  4. #25a211

Monochromatic

  1. #021018
  2. #0a3f5d
  3. #116ea2
  4. #199de7
  5. #5ebaee

Shades

#116ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116ea2
  2. #0f6392
  3. #0e5882
  4. #0c4d71
  5. #0a4261
  6. #093751
  7. #072c41
  8. #052131
  9. #031620
  10. #020b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#116ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116ea2
  2. #297dab
  3. #418bb5
  4. #589abe
  5. #70a8c7
  6. #88b7d1
  7. #a0c5da
  8. #b8d4e3
  9. #cfe2ec
  10. #e7f1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116ea2
  2. #1c709f
  3. #27729b
  4. #327398
  5. #3d7594
  6. #497791
  7. #54798e
  8. #5f7b8a
  9. #6a7c87
  10. #757e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #556fa4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4263a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #436fa3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3467a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00768f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116ea2 {
  color: #116ea2;
}
Background
.bg-116ea2 {
  background-color: #116ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #116ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 110 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 81% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116ea2, #1125a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 110 162 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.13 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.23 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.81 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.58 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 5.82 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.40 #ee915d Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#116ea2  rgb(17, 110, 162)  hsl(202, 81%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a24511  rgb(162, 69, 17)  hsl(22, 81%, 35%)  Sienna
#a2116e  rgb(162, 17, 110)  hsl(322, 81%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea211  rgb(110, 162, 17)  hsl(82, 81%, 35%)  Olive Drab