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#016FFD

#016ffd ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#016ffd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 43.53% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.6% cyan, 56.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 213.81°, with 99.21% saturation and 49.8% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 0.42.

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Relative luminance0.1847

Complementary

  1. #016ffd
  2. #fd8f01

Split complementary

  1. #016ffd
  2. #fd1101
  3. #edfd01

Analogous

  1. #01edfd
  2. #016ffd
  3. #1101fd

Triadic

  1. #016ffd
  2. #fd016f
  3. #6ffd01

Tetradic

  1. #016ffd
  2. #8f01fd
  3. #fd8f01
  4. #6ffd01

Square

  1. #016ffd
  2. #fd01ed
  3. #fd8f01
  4. #01fd11

Monochromatic

  1. #002c65
  2. #014eb1
  3. #016ffd
  4. #4c9afe
  5. #98c5ff

Shades

#016ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #016ffd
  2. #0164e4
  3. #0159ca
  4. #014eb1
  5. #014398
  6. #01387f
  7. #002c65
  8. #00214c
  9. #001633
  10. #000b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#016ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #016ffd
  2. #1a7dfd
  3. #348cfd
  4. #4d9afe
  5. #67a9fe
  6. #80b7fe
  7. #99c5fe
  8. #b3d4fe
  9. #cce2ff
  10. #e6f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#016ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #016ffd
  2. #0e71f1
  3. #1a72e4
  4. #2774d8
  5. #3476cb
  6. #4178bf
  7. #4d79b2
  8. #5a7ba6
  9. #677d99
  10. #737e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e74bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-016ffd {
  color: #016ffd;
}
Background
.bg-016ffd {
  background-color: #016ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-016ffd {
  border: 2px solid #016ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #016ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 111 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 99% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-016ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #016ffd, #1101fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-016ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 111 253 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 0.42 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.82 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.62 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.17 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.91 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.05 #fe9002 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#016ffd  rgb(1, 111, 253)  hsl(214, 99%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#fd8f01  rgb(253, 143, 1)  hsl(34, 99%, 50%)  Dark Orange
#fd016f  rgb(253, 1, 111)  hsl(334, 99%, 50%)  Rose
#6ffd01  rgb(111, 253, 1)  hsl(94, 99%, 50%)  Lawn Green