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#116CF3

#116cf3 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116cf3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93% cyan, 55.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 215.84°, with 90.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1732

Complementary

  1. #116cf3
  2. #f39811

Split complementary

  1. #116cf3
  2. #f32711
  3. #ddf311

Analogous

  1. #11ddf3
  2. #116cf3
  3. #2711f3

Triadic

  1. #116cf3
  2. #f3116c
  3. #6cf311

Tetradic

  1. #116cf3
  2. #9811f3
  3. #f39811
  4. #6cf311

Square

  1. #116cf3
  2. #f311dd
  3. #f39811
  4. #11f327

Monochromatic

  1. #052c66
  2. #094caf
  3. #116cf3
  4. #5a99f7
  5. #a3c6fa

Shades

#116cf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116cf3
  2. #0f61db
  3. #0e56c2
  4. #0c4caa
  5. #0a4192
  6. #09367a
  7. #072b61
  8. #052049
  9. #031631
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116cf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116cf3
  2. #297bf4
  3. #4189f5
  4. #5898f7
  5. #70a7f8
  6. #88b6f9
  7. #a0c4fa
  8. #b8d3fb
  9. #cfe2fd
  10. #e7f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116cf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116cf3
  2. #1c6ee8
  3. #2770dc
  4. #3272d1
  5. #3d74c5
  6. #4976ba
  7. #5478ae
  8. #5f7aa3
  9. #6a7c97
  10. #757e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c71b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006af0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116cf3 {
  color: #116cf3;
}
Background
.bg-116cf3 {
  background-color: #116cf3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116cf3 {
  border: 2px solid #116cf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116cf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 108 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 90% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116cf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116cf3, #2711f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116cf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 108 243 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.97 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.30 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.78 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.55 #ee930c Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116cf3  rgb(17, 108, 243)  hsl(216, 90%, 51%)  Brandeis Blue
#f39811  rgb(243, 152, 17)  hsl(36, 90%, 51%)  Orange Peel
#f3116c  rgb(243, 17, 108)  hsl(336, 90%, 51%)  Razzmatazz
#6cf311  rgb(108, 243, 17)  hsl(96, 90%, 51%)  Lawn Green