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#116DEE

#116dee ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116dee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.86% cyan, 54.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 215.02°, with 86.67% saturation and 50% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #116dee
  2. #ee9211

Split complementary

  1. #116dee
  2. #ee2311
  3. #dcee11

Analogous

  1. #11dcee
  2. #116dee
  3. #2311ee

Triadic

  1. #116dee
  2. #ee116d
  3. #6dee11

Tetradic

  1. #116dee
  2. #9211ee
  3. #ee9211
  4. #6dee11

Square

  1. #116dee
  2. #ee11dc
  3. #ee9211
  4. #11ee23

Monochromatic

  1. #072c5f
  2. #0c4ca7
  3. #116dee
  4. #5899f3
  5. #a0c5f8

Shades

#116dee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116dee
  2. #0f62d6
  3. #0e57be
  4. #0c4ca7
  5. #0a418f
  6. #093777
  7. #072c5f
  8. #052147
  9. #031630
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116dee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116dee
  2. #297cf0
  3. #418af1
  4. #5899f3
  5. #70a7f5
  6. #88b6f7
  7. #a0c5f8
  8. #b8d3fa
  9. #cfe2fc
  10. #e7f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116dee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116dee
  2. #1c6fe3
  3. #2771d8
  4. #3273cd
  5. #3d75c2
  6. #4977b7
  7. #5478ac
  8. #5f7aa1
  9. #6a7c96
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b71b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006aec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116dee {
  color: #116dee;
}
Background
.bg-116dee {
  background-color: #116dee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116dee {
  border: 2px solid #116dee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116dee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 109 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116dee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116dee, #2311ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116dee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 109 238 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.62 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.48 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.38 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.85 #ee9211 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116dee  rgb(17, 109, 238)  hsl(215, 87%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#ee9211  rgb(238, 146, 17)  hsl(35, 87%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#ee116d  rgb(238, 17, 109)  hsl(335, 87%, 50%)  Razzmatazz
#6dee11  rgb(109, 238, 17)  hsl(95, 87%, 50%)  Lawn Green