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#116CEA

#116cea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116cea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.74% cyan, 53.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 214.84°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.1678

Complementary

  1. #116cea
  2. #ea8f11

Split complementary

  1. #116cea
  2. #ea2311
  3. #d9ea11

Analogous

  1. #11d9ea
  2. #116cea
  3. #2311ea

Triadic

  1. #116cea
  2. #ea116c
  3. #6cea11

Tetradic

  1. #116cea
  2. #8f11ea
  3. #ea8f11
  4. #6cea11

Square

  1. #116cea
  2. #ea11d9
  3. #ea8f11
  4. #11ea23

Monochromatic

  1. #072a5b
  2. #0c4ba3
  3. #116cea
  4. #5597f3
  5. #9cc3f8

Shades

#116cea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116cea
  2. #0f61d3
  3. #0e56bb
  4. #0c4ca4
  5. #0a418c
  6. #093675
  7. #072b5e
  8. #052046
  9. #03162f
  10. #020b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#116cea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116cea
  2. #297bec
  3. #4189ee
  4. #5898f0
  5. #70a7f2
  6. #88b6f5
  7. #a0c4f7
  8. #b8d3f9
  9. #cfe2fb
  10. #e7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116cea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116cea
  2. #1c6edf
  3. #2770d5
  4. #3272ca
  5. #3d74c0
  6. #4976b5
  7. #5478aa
  8. #5f7aa0
  9. #6a7c95
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a70af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0076ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ae9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116cea {
  color: #116cea;
}
Background
.bg-116cea {
  background-color: #116cea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116cea {
  border: 2px solid #116cea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116cea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116cea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116cea, #2311ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116cea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.12 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.27 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.85 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.57 #ee9315 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116cea  rgb(17, 108, 234)  hsl(215, 86%, 49%)  Brandeis Blue
#ea8f11  rgb(234, 143, 17)  hsl(35, 86%, 49%)  Carrot Orange
#ea116c  rgb(234, 17, 108)  hsl(335, 86%, 49%)  Razzmatazz
#6cea11  rgb(108, 234, 17)  hsl(95, 86%, 49%)  Lawn Green