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#116AEF

#116aef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116aef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.89% cyan, 55.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 215.95°, with 87.4% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1666

Complementary

  1. #116aef
  2. #ef9611

Split complementary

  1. #116aef
  2. #ef2711
  3. #d9ef11

Analogous

  1. #11d9ef
  2. #116aef
  3. #2711ef

Triadic

  1. #116aef
  2. #ef116a
  3. #6aef11

Tetradic

  1. #116aef
  2. #9611ef
  3. #ef9611
  4. #6aef11

Square

  1. #116aef
  2. #ef11d9
  3. #ef9611
  4. #11ef27

Monochromatic

  1. #062b61
  2. #0b4aa8
  3. #116aef
  4. #5997f4
  5. #a0c4f9

Shades

#116aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116aef
  2. #0f5fd7
  3. #0e55bf
  4. #0c4aa7
  5. #0a408f
  6. #093578
  7. #072a60
  8. #052048
  9. #031530
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116aef
  2. #2979f1
  3. #4188f2
  4. #5897f4
  5. #70a6f5
  6. #88b5f7
  7. #a0c3f9
  8. #b8d2fa
  9. #cfe1fc
  10. #e7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116aef
  2. #1c6ce4
  3. #276ed9
  4. #3271ce
  5. #3d73c3
  6. #4975b8
  7. #5477ac
  8. #5f79a1
  9. #6a7c96
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116aef {
  color: #116aef;
}
Background
.bg-116aef {
  background-color: #116aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116aef {
  border: 2px solid #116aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 106 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116aef, #2711ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 106 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.21 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.70 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.45 #ee9510 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116aef  rgb(17, 106, 239)  hsl(216, 87%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#ef9611  rgb(239, 150, 17)  hsl(36, 87%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#ef116a  rgb(239, 17, 106)  hsl(336, 87%, 50%)  Razzmatazz
#6aef11  rgb(106, 239, 17)  hsl(96, 87%, 50%)  Lawn Green