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#116CE0

#116ce0 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116ce0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 42.35% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.41% cyan, 51.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 213.62°, with 85.89% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #116ce0
  2. #e08511

Split complementary

  1. #116ce0
  2. #e01d11
  3. #d3e011

Analogous

  1. #11d3e0
  2. #116ce0
  3. #1d11e0

Triadic

  1. #116ce0
  2. #e0116c
  3. #6ce011

Tetradic

  1. #116ce0
  2. #8511e0
  3. #e08511
  4. #6ce011

Square

  1. #116ce0
  2. #e011d3
  3. #e08511
  4. #11e01d

Monochromatic

  1. #062752
  2. #0c4a99
  3. #116ce0
  4. #4c95f1
  5. #93bff7

Shades

#116ce0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116ce0
  2. #0f61ca
  3. #0e56b3
  4. #0c4c9d
  5. #0a4186
  6. #093670
  7. #072b5a
  8. #052043
  9. #03162d
  10. #020b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#116ce0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116ce0
  2. #297be3
  3. #4189e6
  4. #5898e9
  5. #70a7ec
  6. #88b6f0
  7. #a0c4f3
  8. #b8d3f6
  9. #cfe2f9
  10. #e7f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116ce0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116ce0
  2. #1c6ed6
  3. #2770cd
  4. #3272c3
  5. #3d74ba
  6. #4976b0
  7. #5478a6
  8. #5f7a9d
  9. #6a7c93
  10. #757e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #596ea9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1279e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00899c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1274e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116ce0 {
  color: #116ce0;
}
Background
.bg-116ce0 {
  background-color: #116ce0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116ce0 {
  border: 2px solid #116ce0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116ce0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116ce0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116ce0, #1d11e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116ce0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 224 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.05 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.23 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.76 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.43 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.47 #ee931f Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116ce0  rgb(17, 108, 224)  hsl(214, 86%, 47%)  Brandeis Blue
#e08511  rgb(224, 133, 17)  hsl(34, 86%, 47%)  Fulvous
#e0116c  rgb(224, 17, 108)  hsl(334, 86%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#6ce011  rgb(108, 224, 17)  hsl(94, 86%, 47%)  Lawn Green