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#116DFF

#116dff ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116dff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.33% cyan, 57.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 216.81°, with 100% saturation and 53.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1828

Complementary

  1. #116dff
  2. #ffa311

Split complementary

  1. #116dff
  2. #ff2c11
  3. #e4ff11

Analogous

  1. #11e4ff
  2. #116dff
  3. #2c11ff

Triadic

  1. #116dff
  2. #ff116d
  3. #6dff11

Tetradic

  1. #116dff
  2. #a311ff
  3. #ffa311
  4. #6dff11

Square

  1. #116dff
  2. #ff11e4
  3. #ffa311
  4. #11ff2c

Monochromatic

  1. #002e77
  2. #004cc3
  3. #116dff
  4. #5d9cff
  5. #aacbff

Shades

#116dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116dff
  2. #0f62e6
  3. #0e57cc
  4. #0c4cb3
  5. #0a4199
  6. #093780
  7. #072c66
  8. #05214d
  9. #031633
  10. #020b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#116dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116dff
  2. #297cff
  3. #418aff
  4. #5899ff
  5. #70a7ff
  6. #88b6ff
  7. #a0c5ff
  8. #b8d3ff
  9. #cfe2ff
  10. #e7f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116dff
  2. #1c6ff2
  3. #2771e6
  4. #3273d9
  5. #3d75cc
  6. #4977c0
  7. #5478b3
  8. #5f7aa6
  9. #6a7c99
  10. #757e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e73bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006dfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116dff {
  color: #116dff;
}
Background
.bg-116dff {
  background-color: #116dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-116dff {
  border: 2px solid #116dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 109 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 100% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116dff, #2c11ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 109 255 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.21 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.97 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.34 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.53 #ee9200 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116dff  rgb(17, 109, 255)  hsl(217, 100%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#ffa311  rgb(255, 163, 17)  hsl(37, 100%, 53%)  Orange Peel
#ff116d  rgb(255, 17, 109)  hsl(337, 100%, 53%)  Rose
#6dff11  rgb(109, 255, 17)  hsl(97, 100%, 53%)  Lawn Green