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#116cb6 color: Beautiful Blue

#116cb6 is rgb(17, 108, 182) in RGB and oklch(52.195% 0.14012 249.89) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

52.2%
0.140
250°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.84:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #116cb6

#116cb6 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.46:1 contrast and black text 3.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Blue (#186db6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #116cb6 mixed with white

  1. 116cb6
  2. 337bbe
  3. 4c8ac6
  4. 6398ce
  5. 7aa7d5
  6. 90b5dd
  7. a6c4e4
  8. bcd3eb
  9. d2e1f2
  10. e8f0f9

Darker: #116cb6 mixed with black

  1. 116cb6
  2. 0d5d9e
  3. 094e86
  4. 06406f
  5. 043259
  6. 022544
  7. 011930
  8. 000d1d
  9. 00040c
  10. 000002

Calmer: #116cb6 with less saturation

  1. 116cb6
  2. 236caf
  3. 2f6da7
  4. 396da0
  5. 426d98
  6. 496d91
  7. 516c89
  8. 576c81
  9. 5e6b79
  10. 646a71

Questions about #116cb6

What color is #116cb6?

#116cb6 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(17, 108, 182), in HSL hsl(206.91, 82.91%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.195% 0.14012 249.89).

What colors go well with #116cb6?

The complementary color of #116cb6 is #995800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007797 and #5c5db8. The triadic partners are #aa4057 and #4e7800.

Is white or black text more readable on #116cb6?

White text reads better on #116cb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and black gives 3.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #116cb6 a warm or cool color?

#116cb6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.14.