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#116EEA

#116eea ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116eea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.74% cyan, 52.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1721

Complementary

  1. #116eea
  2. #ea8d11

Split complementary

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

Analogous

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

Triadic

  1. #116eea
  2. #ea116e
  3. #6eea11

Tetradic

  1. #116eea
  2. #8d11ea
  3. #ea8d11
  4. #6eea11

Square

  1. #116eea
  2. #ea11da
  3. #ea8d11
  4. #11ea21

Monochromatic

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

Shades

#116eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116eea
  2. #0f63d3
  3. #0e58bb
  4. #0c4da4
  5. #0a428c
  6. #093775
  7. #072c5e
  8. #052146
  9. #03162f
  10. #020b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#116eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116eea
  2. #297dec
  3. #418bee
  4. #589af0
  5. #70a8f2
  6. #88b7f5
  7. #a0c5f7
  8. #b8d4f9
  9. #cfe2fb
  10. #e7f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116eea
  2. #1c70df
  3. #2772d5
  4. #3273ca
  5. #3d75c0
  6. #4977b5
  7. #5479aa
  8. #5f7ba0
  9. #6a7c95
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b71b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007dee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ce9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116eea {
  color: #116eea;
}
Background
.bg-116eea {
  background-color: #116eea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116eea {
  border: 2px solid #116eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 110 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116eea, #2111ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 110 234 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.02 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.60 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.16 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.25 #ee9115 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116eea  rgb(17, 110, 234)  hsl(214, 86%, 49%)  Brandeis Blue
#ea8d11  rgb(234, 141, 17)  hsl(34, 86%, 49%)  Carrot Orange
#ea116e  rgb(234, 17, 110)  hsl(334, 86%, 49%)  Razzmatazz
#6eea11  rgb(110, 234, 17)  hsl(94, 86%, 49%)  Lawn Green