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#116EEF

#116eef ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116eef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.89% cyan, 53.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 214.86°, with 87.4% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.175

Complementary

  1. #116eef
  2. #ef9211

Split complementary

  1. #116eef
  2. #ef2311
  3. #ddef11

Analogous

  1. #11ddef
  2. #116eef
  3. #2311ef

Triadic

  1. #116eef
  2. #ef116e
  3. #6eef11

Tetradic

  1. #116eef
  2. #9211ef
  3. #ef9211
  4. #6eef11

Square

  1. #116eef
  2. #ef11dd
  3. #ef9211
  4. #11ef23

Monochromatic

  1. #062c61
  2. #0b4da8
  3. #116eef
  4. #599af4
  5. #a0c5f9

Shades

#116eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116eef
  2. #0f63d7
  3. #0e58bf
  4. #0c4da7
  5. #0a428f
  6. #093778
  7. #072c60
  8. #052148
  9. #031630
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116eef
  2. #297df1
  3. #418bf2
  4. #589af4
  5. #70a8f5
  6. #88b7f7
  7. #a0c5f9
  8. #b8d4fa
  9. #cfe2fc
  10. #e7f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116eef
  2. #1c70e4
  3. #2772d9
  4. #3273ce
  5. #3d75c3
  6. #4977b8
  7. #5479ac
  8. #5f7ba1
  9. #6a7c96
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c72b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0078f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006cee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116eef {
  color: #116eef;
}
Background
.bg-116eef {
  background-color: #116eef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116eef {
  border: 2px solid #116eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 110 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116eef, #2311ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 110 239 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.14 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.55 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.67 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.83 #ee9110 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116eef  rgb(17, 110, 239)  hsl(215, 87%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#ef9211  rgb(239, 146, 17)  hsl(35, 87%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#ef116e  rgb(239, 17, 110)  hsl(335, 87%, 50%)  Razzmatazz
#6eef11  rgb(110, 239, 17)  hsl(95, 87%, 50%)  Lawn Green