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#116FE6

#116fe6 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116fe6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 43.53% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.61% cyan, 51.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 213.52°, with 86.23% saturation and 48.43% 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 3.1.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.172

Complementary

  1. #116fe6
  2. #e68811

Split complementary

  1. #116fe6
  2. #e61e11
  3. #d9e611

Analogous

  1. #11d9e6
  2. #116fe6
  3. #1e11e6

Triadic

  1. #116fe6
  2. #e6116f
  3. #6fe611

Tetradic

  1. #116fe6
  2. #8811e6
  3. #e68811
  4. #6fe611

Square

  1. #116fe6
  2. #e611d9
  3. #e68811
  4. #11e61e

Monochromatic

  1. #062a58
  2. #0c4d9f
  3. #116fe6
  4. #5198f2
  5. #99c2f7

Shades

#116fe6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fe6
  2. #0f64cf
  3. #0e59b8
  4. #0c4ea1
  5. #0a438a
  6. #093873
  7. #072c5c
  8. #052145
  9. #03162e
  10. #020b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fe6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fe6
  2. #297de9
  3. #418ceb
  4. #589aee
  5. #70a9f0
  6. #88b7f3
  7. #a0c5f5
  8. #b8d4f8
  9. #cfe2fa
  10. #e7f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fe6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fe6
  2. #1c71dc
  3. #2772d2
  4. #3274c7
  5. #3d76bd
  6. #4978b3
  7. #5479a9
  8. #5f7b9f
  9. #6a7d94
  10. #757e8a
  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 #5b72ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #127dea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1277e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ce5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fe6 {
  color: #116fe6;
}
Background
.bg-116fe6 {
  background-color: #116fe6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fe6 {
  border: 2px solid #116fe6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fe6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fe6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fe6, #1e11e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fe6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 230 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.10 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.50 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.26 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.01 #ee9019 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116fe6  rgb(17, 111, 230)  hsl(214, 86%, 48%)  Brandeis Blue
#e68811  rgb(230, 136, 17)  hsl(34, 86%, 48%)  Fulvous
#e6116f  rgb(230, 17, 111)  hsl(334, 86%, 48%)  Razzmatazz
#6fe611  rgb(111, 230, 17)  hsl(94, 86%, 48%)  Lawn Green