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#116DEA

#116dea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116dea is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 42.75% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.74% cyan, 53.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 214.56°, 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.17

Complementary

  1. #116dea
  2. #ea8e11

Split complementary

  1. #116dea
  2. #ea2111
  3. #daea11

Analogous

  1. #11daea
  2. #116dea
  3. #2111ea

Triadic

  1. #116dea
  2. #ea116d
  3. #6dea11

Tetradic

  1. #116dea
  2. #8e11ea
  3. #ea8e11
  4. #6dea11

Square

  1. #116dea
  2. #ea11da
  3. #ea8e11
  4. #11ea21

Monochromatic

  1. #072b5b
  2. #0c4ca3
  3. #116dea
  4. #5598f3
  5. #9cc3f8

Shades

#116dea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116dea
  2. #0f62d3
  3. #0e57bb
  4. #0c4ca4
  5. #0a418c
  6. #093775
  7. #072c5e
  8. #052146
  9. #03162f
  10. #020b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#116dea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116dea
  2. #297cec
  3. #418aee
  4. #5899f0
  5. #70a7f2
  6. #88b6f5
  7. #a0c5f7
  8. #b8d3f9
  9. #cfe2fb
  10. #e7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116dea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116dea
  2. #1c6fdf
  3. #2771d5
  4. #3273ca
  5. #3d75c0
  6. #4977b5
  7. #5478aa
  8. #5f7aa0
  9. #6a7c95
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b70af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0076ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006be9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116dea {
  color: #116dea;
}
Background
.bg-116dea {
  background-color: #116dea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116dea {
  border: 2px solid #116dea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116dea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 109 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116dea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116dea, #2111ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116dea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 109 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.77 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.04 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.55 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.96 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.40 #ee9215 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116dea  rgb(17, 109, 234)  hsl(215, 86%, 49%)  Brandeis Blue
#ea8e11  rgb(234, 142, 17)  hsl(35, 86%, 49%)  Carrot Orange
#ea116d  rgb(234, 17, 109)  hsl(335, 86%, 49%)  Razzmatazz
#6dea11  rgb(109, 234, 17)  hsl(95, 86%, 49%)  Lawn Green