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#116BEE

#116bee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116bee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.86% cyan, 55.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 215.57°, with 86.67% saturation and 50% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1681

Complementary

  1. #116bee
  2. #ee9411

Split complementary

  1. #116bee
  2. #ee2611
  3. #d9ee11

Analogous

  1. #11d9ee
  2. #116bee
  3. #2611ee

Triadic

  1. #116bee
  2. #ee116b
  3. #6bee11

Tetradic

  1. #116bee
  2. #9411ee
  3. #ee9411
  4. #6bee11

Square

  1. #116bee
  2. #ee11d9
  3. #ee9411
  4. #11ee26

Monochromatic

  1. #072b5f
  2. #0c4ba7
  3. #116bee
  4. #5897f3
  5. #a0c4f8

Shades

#116bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bee
  2. #0f60d6
  3. #0e56be
  4. #0c4ba7
  5. #0a408f
  6. #093677
  7. #072b5f
  8. #052047
  9. #031530
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bee
  2. #297af0
  3. #4189f1
  4. #5897f3
  5. #70a6f5
  6. #88b5f7
  7. #a0c4f8
  8. #b8d3fa
  9. #cfe1fc
  10. #e7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bee
  2. #1c6de3
  3. #276fd8
  4. #3271cd
  5. #3d73c2
  6. #4976b7
  7. #5478ac
  8. #5f7aa1
  9. #6a7c96
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bee {
  color: #116bee;
}
Background
.bg-116bee {
  background-color: #116bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bee {
  border: 2px solid #116bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bee, #2611ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.20 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.35 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.17 #ee9411 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116bee  rgb(17, 107, 238)  hsl(216, 87%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#ee9411  rgb(238, 148, 17)  hsl(36, 87%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#ee116b  rgb(238, 17, 107)  hsl(336, 87%, 50%)  Razzmatazz
#6bee11  rgb(107, 238, 17)  hsl(96, 87%, 50%)  Lawn Green