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#116BF9

#116bf9 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116bf9 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 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.17% cyan, 57.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 216.72°, with 95.08% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.1747

Complementary

  1. #116bf9
  2. #f99f11

Split complementary

  1. #116bf9
  2. #f92b11
  3. #dff911

Analogous

  1. #11dff9
  2. #116bf9
  3. #2b11f9

Triadic

  1. #116bf9
  2. #f9116b
  3. #6bf911

Tetradic

  1. #116bf9
  2. #9f11f9
  3. #f99f11
  4. #6bf911

Square

  1. #116bf9
  2. #f911df
  3. #f99f11
  4. #11f92b

Monochromatic

  1. #032c6e
  2. #054bb9
  3. #116bf9
  4. #5c99fb
  5. #a6c8fd

Shades

#116bf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bf9
  2. #0f60e0
  3. #0e56c7
  4. #0c4bae
  5. #0a4095
  6. #09367d
  7. #072b64
  8. #05204b
  9. #031532
  10. #020b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bf9
  2. #297afa
  3. #4189fa
  4. #5897fb
  5. #70a6fb
  6. #88b5fc
  7. #a0c4fd
  8. #b8d3fd
  9. #cfe1fe
  10. #e7f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bf9
  2. #1c6ded
  3. #276fe1
  4. #3271d5
  5. #3d73c9
  6. #4976bd
  7. #5478b0
  8. #5f7aa4
  9. #6a7c98
  10. #757e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c71b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007efe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006af6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bf9 {
  color: #116bf9;
}
Background
.bg-116bf9 {
  background-color: #116bf9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bf9 {
  border: 2px solid #116bf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 95% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bf9, #2b11f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 249 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.64 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.10 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.99 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.36 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.35 #ee9406 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116bf9  rgb(17, 107, 249)  hsl(217, 95%, 52%)  Brandeis Blue
#f99f11  rgb(249, 159, 17)  hsl(37, 95%, 52%)  Orange Peel
#f9116b  rgb(249, 17, 107)  hsl(337, 95%, 52%)  Razzmatazz
#6bf911  rgb(107, 249, 17)  hsl(97, 95%, 52%)  Lawn Green