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#116BFB

#116bfb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116bfb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.23% cyan, 57.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 216.92°, with 96.69% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #116bfb
  2. #fba111

Split complementary

  1. #116bfb
  2. #fb2c11
  3. #e0fb11

Analogous

  1. #11e0fb
  2. #116bfb
  3. #2c11fb

Triadic

  1. #116bfb
  2. #fb116b
  3. #6bfb11

Tetradic

  1. #116bfb
  2. #a111fb
  3. #fba111
  4. #6bfb11

Square

  1. #116bfb
  2. #fb11e0
  3. #fba111
  4. #11fb2c

Monochromatic

  1. #022d71
  2. #034abc
  3. #116bfb
  4. #5c9afc
  5. #a7c9fe

Shades

#116bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116bfb
  2. #0f60e2
  3. #0e56c9
  4. #0c4bb0
  5. #0a4097
  6. #09367e
  7. #072b64
  8. #05204b
  9. #031532
  10. #020b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#116bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116bfb
  2. #297afb
  3. #4189fc
  4. #5897fc
  5. #70a6fd
  6. #88b5fd
  7. #a0c4fd
  8. #b8d3fe
  9. #cfe1fe
  10. #e7f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116bfb
  2. #1c6def
  3. #276fe2
  4. #3271d6
  5. #3d73ca
  6. #4976be
  7. #5478b1
  8. #5f7aa5
  9. #6a7c99
  10. #757e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c71ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116bfb {
  color: #116bfb;
}
Background
.bg-116bfb {
  background-color: #116bfb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116bfb {
  border: 2px solid #116bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 107 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 97% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116bfb, #2c11fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 107 251 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.41 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.54 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.32 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.12 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.60 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.56 #ee9404 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116bfb  rgb(17, 107, 251)  hsl(217, 97%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#fba111  rgb(251, 161, 17)  hsl(37, 97%, 53%)  Orange Peel
#fb116b  rgb(251, 17, 107)  hsl(337, 97%, 53%)  Rose
#6bfb11  rgb(107, 251, 17)  hsl(97, 97%, 53%)  Lawn Green