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#116FEC

#116fec ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116fec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.8% cyan, 52.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 214.25°, with 86.56% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #116fec
  2. #ec8e11

Split complementary

  1. #116fec
  2. #ec2111
  3. #dcec11

Analogous

  1. #11dcec
  2. #116fec
  3. #2111ec

Triadic

  1. #116fec
  2. #ec116f
  3. #6fec11

Tetradic

  1. #116fec
  2. #8e11ec
  3. #ec8e11
  4. #6fec11

Square

  1. #116fec
  2. #ec11dc
  3. #ec8e11
  4. #11ec21

Monochromatic

  1. #072c5d
  2. #0c4da5
  3. #116fec
  4. #579af3
  5. #9ec5f8

Shades

#116fec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fec
  2. #0f64d4
  3. #0e59bd
  4. #0c4ea5
  5. #0a438e
  6. #093876
  7. #072c5e
  8. #052147
  9. #03162f
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fec
  2. #297dee
  3. #418cf0
  4. #589af2
  5. #70a9f4
  6. #88b7f6
  7. #a0c5f7
  8. #b8d4f9
  9. #cfe2fb
  10. #e7f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fec
  2. #1c71e1
  3. #2772d6
  4. #3274cc
  5. #3d76c1
  6. #4978b6
  7. #5479ab
  8. #5f7ba0
  9. #6a7d96
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c72b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0078ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fec {
  color: #116fec;
}
Background
.bg-116fec {
  background-color: #116fec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fec {
  border: 2px solid #116fec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fec, #2111ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 236 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.31 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.20 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.85 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.09 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.57 #ee9013 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116fec  rgb(17, 111, 236)  hsl(214, 87%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#ec8e11  rgb(236, 142, 17)  hsl(34, 87%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#ec116f  rgb(236, 17, 111)  hsl(334, 87%, 50%)  Razzmatazz
#6fec11  rgb(111, 236, 17)  hsl(94, 87%, 50%)  Lawn Green