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#116AED

#116aed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116aed is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.57% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.83% cyan, 55.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 215.73°, with 86.61% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1654

Complementary

  1. #116aed
  2. #ed9411

Split complementary

  1. #116aed
  2. #ed2611
  3. #d8ed11

Analogous

  1. #11d8ed
  2. #116aed
  3. #2611ed

Triadic

  1. #116aed
  2. #ed116a
  3. #6aed11

Tetradic

  1. #116aed
  2. #9411ed
  3. #ed9411
  4. #6aed11

Square

  1. #116aed
  2. #ed11d8
  3. #ed9411
  4. #11ed26

Monochromatic

  1. #072a5e
  2. #0c4aa6
  3. #116aed
  4. #5796f3
  5. #9fc3f8

Shades

#116aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116aed
  2. #0f5fd5
  3. #0e55be
  4. #0c4aa6
  5. #0a408e
  6. #093577
  7. #072a5f
  8. #052047
  9. #03152f
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116aed
  2. #2979ef
  3. #4188f1
  4. #5897f2
  5. #70a6f4
  6. #88b5f6
  7. #a0c3f8
  8. #b8d2fa
  9. #cfe1fb
  10. #e7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116aed
  2. #1c6ce2
  3. #276ed7
  4. #3271cc
  5. #3d73c1
  6. #4975b7
  7. #5477ac
  8. #5f79a1
  9. #6a7c96
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116aed {
  color: #116aed;
}
Background
.bg-116aed {
  background-color: #116aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116aed {
  border: 2px solid #116aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116aed, #2611ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.40 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.79 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.60 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.24 #ee9512 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116aed  rgb(17, 106, 237)  hsl(216, 87%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#ed9411  rgb(237, 148, 17)  hsl(36, 87%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#ed116a  rgb(237, 17, 106)  hsl(336, 87%, 50%)  Razzmatazz
#6aed11  rgb(106, 237, 17)  hsl(96, 87%, 50%)  Lawn Green