Palettes / Colors / #112E81

#112E81 — Blue

#112E81 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

#112E81 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 #836511; it also sits naturally between #116883 and #2C1183. 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 51%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

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

Previews

CSS code for #112E81

.text { color: #112E81; }
.background { background-color: #112E81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #112E81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 46, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 77%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #112E81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 46, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #112E81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 46, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#112E81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#112E81">Div content here</div>

Shades of #112E81

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Tones of #112E81

Color harmonies

Complementary — #836511:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #112E81: #FFFFFF.

How #112E81 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 #112E81

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #112E81 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 #112E81?

#112E81 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 46, 129). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #112E81?

#112E81 is RGB 17, 46, 129 — HSL 224°, 77%, 29% — CMYK 87%, 64%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #112E81?

Its complement is #836511; analogous partners are #116883 and #2C1183. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #112E81 for text?

White text on #112E81 has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.73:1.