Palettes / Colors / #116289

#116289 — Vivid Blue

#116289 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #116289 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.

#116289 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 #883911; it also sits naturally between #118874 and #112588. 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 38% · Blue 54%

Cyan 88% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116289

.text { color: #116289; }
.background { background-color: #116289; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116289; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 98, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 78%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116289; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 98, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116289; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 98, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116289">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116289">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #883911:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116289: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116289

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 #116289 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 #116289 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

← #116288  ·  #11628A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #116289?

#116289 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 98, 137). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116289?

#116289 is RGB 17, 98, 137 — HSL 200°, 78%, 30% — CMYK 88%, 28%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #116289?

Its complement is #883911; analogous partners are #118874 and #112588. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116289 for text?

White text on #116289 has a contrast ratio of 6.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.13:1.