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#116EF2

#116ef2 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116ef2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.98% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 215.2°, with 89.64% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1768

Complementary

  1. #116ef2
  2. #f29511

Split complementary

  1. #116ef2
  2. #f22411
  3. #def211

Analogous

  1. #11def2
  2. #116ef2
  3. #2411f2

Triadic

  1. #116ef2
  2. #f2116e
  3. #6ef211

Tetradic

  1. #116ef2
  2. #9511f2
  3. #f29511
  4. #6ef211

Square

  1. #116ef2
  2. #f211de
  3. #f29511
  4. #11f224

Monochromatic

  1. #052d64
  2. #094dad
  3. #116ef2
  4. #5a9af6
  5. #a2c6fa

Shades

#116ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116ef2
  2. #0f63da
  3. #0e58c2
  4. #0c4da9
  5. #0a4291
  6. #093779
  7. #072c61
  8. #052149
  9. #031630
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116ef2
  2. #297df3
  3. #418bf5
  4. #589af6
  5. #70a8f7
  6. #88b7f9
  7. #a0c5fa
  8. #b8d4fb
  9. #cfe2fc
  10. #e7f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116ef2
  2. #1c70e7
  3. #2772db
  4. #3273d0
  5. #3d75c4
  6. #4977b9
  7. #5479ae
  8. #5f7ba2
  9. #6a7c97
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d72b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0078f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116ef2 {
  color: #116ef2;
}
Background
.bg-116ef2 {
  background-color: #116ef2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #116ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 110 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 90% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116ef2, #2411f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 110 242 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 1.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.90 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.74 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.00 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.17 #ee910d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116ef2  rgb(17, 110, 242)  hsl(215, 90%, 51%)  Brandeis Blue
#f29511  rgb(242, 149, 17)  hsl(35, 90%, 51%)  Carrot Orange
#f2116e  rgb(242, 17, 110)  hsl(335, 90%, 51%)  Razzmatazz
#6ef211  rgb(110, 242, 17)  hsl(95, 90%, 51%)  Lawn Green