Palettes / Colors / #1111EE

#1111EE — Vivid Blue

#1111EE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #1111EE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#1111EE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEEE11; it also sits naturally between #1180EE and #8011EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 7% · Green 7% · Blue 93%

Cyan 93% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #1111EE

.text { color: #1111EE; }
.background { background-color: #1111EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1111EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 17, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 87%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1111EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 17, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1111EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 17, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1111EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1111EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #1111EE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEE11:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1111EE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1111EE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #1111EE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #1111EE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #1111EE?

#1111EE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 17, 238). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1111EE?

#1111EE is RGB 17, 17, 238 — HSL 240°, 87%, 50% — CMYK 93%, 93%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #1111EE?

Its complement is #EEEE11; analogous partners are #1180EE and #8011EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1111EE for text?

White text on #1111EE has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.34:1.