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#116FFA

#116ffa ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#116ffa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 93.2% cyan, 55.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 215.79°, with 95.88% saturation and 52.35% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 0.64.

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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #116ffa
  2. #fa9c11

Split complementary

  1. #116ffa
  2. #fa2711
  3. #e4fa11

Analogous

  1. #11e4fa
  2. #116ffa
  3. #2711fa

Triadic

  1. #116ffa
  2. #fa116f
  3. #6ffa11

Tetradic

  1. #116ffa
  2. #9c11fa
  3. #fa9c11
  4. #6ffa11

Square

  1. #116ffa
  2. #fa11e4
  3. #fa9c11
  4. #11fa27

Monochromatic

  1. #022e70
  2. #044ebb
  3. #116ffa
  4. #5c9cfc
  5. #a7cafd

Shades

#116ffa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #116ffa
  2. #0f64e1
  3. #0e59c8
  4. #0c4eaf
  5. #0a4396
  6. #09387d
  7. #072c64
  8. #05214b
  9. #031632
  10. #020b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#116ffa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #116ffa
  2. #297dfb
  3. #418cfb
  4. #589afc
  5. #70a9fc
  6. #88b7fd
  7. #a0c5fd
  8. #b8d4fe
  9. #cfe2fe
  10. #e7f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#116ffa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #116ffa
  2. #1c71ee
  3. #2772e2
  4. #3274d5
  5. #3d76c9
  6. #4978bd
  7. #5479b1
  8. #5f7ba5
  9. #6a7d98
  10. #757e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e74ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006df7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007afd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0086cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-116ffa {
  color: #116ffa;
}
Background
.bg-116ffa {
  background-color: #116ffa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-116ffa {
  border: 2px solid #116ffa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #116ffa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 111 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 96% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-116ffa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #116ffa, #2711fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-116ffa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 111 250 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 0.64 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.68 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.06 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.86 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.97 #ee9005 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#116ffa  rgb(17, 111, 250)  hsl(216, 96%, 52%)  Brandeis Blue
#fa9c11  rgb(250, 156, 17)  hsl(36, 96%, 52%)  Orange Peel
#fa116f  rgb(250, 17, 111)  hsl(336, 96%, 52%)  Rose
#6ffa11  rgb(111, 250, 17)  hsl(96, 96%, 52%)  Lawn Green