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#116BEC

#116bec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116bec is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 41.96% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.8% cyan, 54.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 215.34°, with 86.56% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1669

Complementary

  1. #116bec
  2. #ec9211

Split complementary

  1. #116bec
  2. #ec2411
  3. #d9ec11

Analogous

  1. #11d9ec
  2. #116bec
  3. #2411ec

Triadic

  1. #116bec
  2. #ec116b
  3. #6bec11

Tetradic

  1. #116bec
  2. #9211ec
  3. #ec9211
  4. #6bec11

Square

  1. #116bec
  2. #ec11d9
  3. #ec9211
  4. #11ec24

Monochromatic

  1. #072a5d
  2. #0c4ba5
  3. #116bec
  4. #5797f3
  5. #9ec3f8

Shades

#116bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bec
  2. #0f60d4
  3. #0e56bd
  4. #0c4ba5
  5. #0a408e
  6. #093676
  7. #072b5e
  8. #052047
  9. #03152f
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bec
  2. #297aee
  3. #4189f0
  4. #5897f2
  5. #70a6f4
  6. #88b5f6
  7. #a0c4f7
  8. #b8d3f9
  9. #cfe1fb
  10. #e7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bec
  2. #1c6de1
  3. #276fd6
  4. #3271cc
  5. #3d73c1
  6. #4976b6
  7. #5478ab
  8. #5f7aa0
  9. #6a7c96
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6fb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bec {
  color: #116bec;
}
Background
.bg-116bec {
  background-color: #116bec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bec {
  border: 2px solid #116bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bec, #2411ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.85 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.70 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.25 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.96 #ee9413 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116bec  rgb(17, 107, 236)  hsl(215, 87%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#ec9211  rgb(236, 146, 17)  hsl(35, 87%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#ec116b  rgb(236, 17, 107)  hsl(335, 87%, 50%)  Razzmatazz
#6bec11  rgb(107, 236, 17)  hsl(95, 87%, 50%)  Lawn Green