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#116FED

#116fed ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116fed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.83% cyan, 53.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 214.36°, with 86.61% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #116fed
  2. #ed8f11

Split complementary

  1. #116fed
  2. #ed2111
  3. #dded11

Analogous

  1. #11dded
  2. #116fed
  3. #2111ed

Triadic

  1. #116fed
  2. #ed116f
  3. #6fed11

Tetradic

  1. #116fed
  2. #8f11ed
  3. #ed8f11
  4. #6fed11

Square

  1. #116fed
  2. #ed11dd
  3. #ed8f11
  4. #11ed21

Monochromatic

  1. #072c5e
  2. #0c4ea6
  3. #116fed
  4. #579af3
  5. #9fc5f8

Shades

#116fed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116fed
  2. #0f64d5
  3. #0e59be
  4. #0c4ea6
  5. #0a438e
  6. #093877
  7. #072c5f
  8. #052147
  9. #03162f
  10. #020b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#116fed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116fed
  2. #297def
  3. #418cf1
  4. #589af2
  5. #70a9f4
  6. #88b7f6
  7. #a0c5f8
  8. #b8d4fa
  9. #cfe2fb
  10. #e7f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116fed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116fed
  2. #1c71e2
  3. #2772d7
  4. #3274cc
  5. #3d76c1
  6. #4978b7
  7. #5479ac
  8. #5f7ba1
  9. #6a7d96
  10. #757e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c72b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0078f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116fed {
  color: #116fed;
}
Background
.bg-116fed {
  background-color: #116fed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-116fed {
  border: 2px solid #116fed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116fed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116fed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116fed, #2111ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116fed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 237 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.18 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.59 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.15 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.47 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.67 #ee9012 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116fed  rgb(17, 111, 237)  hsl(214, 87%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#ed8f11  rgb(237, 143, 17)  hsl(34, 87%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#ed116f  rgb(237, 17, 111)  hsl(334, 87%, 50%)  Razzmatazz
#6fed11  rgb(111, 237, 17)  hsl(94, 87%, 50%)  Lawn Green