Palettes / Colors / #112E62

#112E62 — Deep Blue

#112E62 is a blue color we call Deep Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #112E62 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.

#112E62 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 #644712; it also sits naturally between #125764 and #1E1264. 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 18% · Blue 38%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #112E62

.text { color: #112E62; }
.background { background-color: #112E62; }
.border { border: 3px solid #112E62; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 46, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 70%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #112E62; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 46, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #112E62; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 46, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#112E62">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#112E62">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #644712:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #112E62: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #112E62

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 #112E62 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 #112E62 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

← #112E61  ·  #112E63 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #112E62?

#112E62 is Deep Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 46, 98). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #112E62?

#112E62 is RGB 17, 46, 98 — HSL 219°, 70%, 23% — CMYK 83%, 53%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #112E62?

Its complement is #644712; analogous partners are #125764 and #1E1264. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #112E62 for text?

White text on #112E62 has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.59:1.