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#116EE2

#116ee2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116ee2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 43.14% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.48% cyan, 51.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 213.3°, with 86.01% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #116ee2
  2. #e28511

Split complementary

  1. #116ee2
  2. #e21c11
  3. #d7e211

Analogous

  1. #11d7e2
  2. #116ee2
  3. #1c11e2

Triadic

  1. #116ee2
  2. #e2116e
  3. #6ee211

Tetradic

  1. #116ee2
  2. #8511e2
  3. #e28511
  4. #6ee211

Square

  1. #116ee2
  2. #e211d7
  3. #e28511
  4. #11e21c

Monochromatic

  1. #062954
  2. #0c4b9b
  3. #116ee2
  4. #4e97f2
  5. #95c1f7

Shades

#116ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116ee2
  2. #0f63cb
  3. #0e58b5
  4. #0c4d9e
  5. #0a4288
  6. #093771
  7. #072c5a
  8. #052144
  9. #03162d
  10. #020b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#116ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116ee2
  2. #297de5
  3. #418be8
  4. #589aeb
  5. #70a8ee
  6. #88b7f1
  7. #a0c5f3
  8. #b8d4f6
  9. #cfe2f9
  10. #e7f1fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116ee2
  2. #1c70d8
  3. #2772ce
  4. #3273c5
  5. #3d75bb
  6. #4977b1
  7. #5479a7
  8. #5f7b9d
  9. #6a7c94
  10. #757e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a70ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #187be6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008b9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1576e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006be1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116ee2 {
  color: #116ee2;
}
Background
.bg-116ee2 {
  background-color: #116ee2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #116ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 110 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116ee2, #1c11e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 110 226 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 3.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.87 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.33 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.42 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.44 #ee911d Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116ee2  rgb(17, 110, 226)  hsl(213, 86%, 48%)  Brandeis Blue
#e28511  rgb(226, 133, 17)  hsl(33, 86%, 48%)  Fulvous
#e2116e  rgb(226, 17, 110)  hsl(333, 86%, 48%)  Razzmatazz
#6ee211  rgb(110, 226, 17)  hsl(93, 86%, 48%)  Lawn Green