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Information about #016898 color

#016898 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #016898 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(1, 104, 152) — 0.4% red, 40.8% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 59 / 19 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength sky-leaning azure, #016898 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from IBM Blue (#006699). Slightly further away sit Captain Cook (#00689B) and Yeehaa (#006C98).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(1, 104, 152)), which gives #016898 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #016898 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#016898 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#016898 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #016898

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

Dodgers Blue color link
Dodgers Blue

#005A9C

Sweden Blue color link
Sweden Blue

#006AA7

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Allports color link
Allports

#0076A3

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

CG Blue color link
CG Blue

#007AA5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#016898
  • RGB1, 104, 152
  • CMYK59, 19, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(1, 104, 152)
  • HSL199°, 99%, 30%
  • HSL Precise199.073°, 98.693%, 30%
  • HSV199°, 99%, 60%
  • HSB199°, 99%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.004, 0.408, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.004, 0.408, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.004, 0.408, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID016898
  • DECIMAL ID92312
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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