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#116DEB

#116deb ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116deb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.77% cyan, 53.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 214.68°, with 86.51% saturation and 49.41% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #116deb
  2. #eb8f11

Split complementary

  1. #116deb
  2. #eb2211
  3. #daeb11

Analogous

  1. #11daeb
  2. #116deb
  3. #2211eb

Triadic

  1. #116deb
  2. #eb116d
  3. #6deb11

Tetradic

  1. #116deb
  2. #8f11eb
  3. #eb8f11
  4. #6deb11

Square

  1. #116deb
  2. #eb11da
  3. #eb8f11
  4. #11eb22

Monochromatic

  1. #072b5c
  2. #0c4ca4
  3. #116deb
  4. #5698f3
  5. #9dc3f8

Shades

#116deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116deb
  2. #0f62d4
  3. #0e57bc
  4. #0c4ca5
  5. #0a418d
  6. #093776
  7. #072c5e
  8. #052147
  9. #03162f
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116deb
  2. #297ced
  3. #418aef
  4. #5899f1
  5. #70a7f3
  6. #88b6f5
  7. #a0c5f7
  8. #b8d3f9
  9. #cfe2fb
  10. #e7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116deb
  2. #1c6fe0
  3. #2771d6
  4. #3273cb
  5. #3d75c0
  6. #4977b6
  7. #5478ab
  8. #5f7aa0
  9. #6a7c95
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b70b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116deb {
  color: #116deb;
}
Background
.bg-116deb {
  background-color: #116deb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116deb {
  border: 2px solid #116deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 109 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 87% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116deb, #2211eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 109 235 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.61 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.72 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.15 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.06 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.51 #ee9214 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116deb  rgb(17, 109, 235)  hsl(215, 87%, 49%)  Brandeis Blue
#eb8f11  rgb(235, 143, 17)  hsl(35, 87%, 49%)  Carrot Orange
#eb116d  rgb(235, 17, 109)  hsl(335, 87%, 49%)  Razzmatazz
#6deb11  rgb(109, 235, 17)  hsl(95, 87%, 49%)  Lawn Green