Palettes / Colors / #112E86

#112E86 — Blue

#112E86 is a blue color we call 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 #112E86 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.

#112E86 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 #876A12; it also sits naturally between #126A87 and #2F1287. 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 53%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

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

Previews

CSS code for #112E86

.text { color: #112E86; }
.background { background-color: #112E86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #112E86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 46, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 77%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #112E86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 46, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #112E86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 46, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#112E86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#112E86">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #876A12:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #112E86: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #112E86

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 #112E86 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 #112E86 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

← #112E85  ·  #112E87 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #112E86?

#112E86 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 46, 134). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #112E86?

#112E86 is RGB 17, 46, 134 — HSL 225°, 77%, 30% — CMYK 87%, 66%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #112E86?

Its complement is #876A12; analogous partners are #126A87 and #2F1287. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #112E86 for text?

White text on #112E86 has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.76:1.