Palettes / Colors / #11668D

#11668D — Vivid Blue

#11668D 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 #11668D 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.

#11668D 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 #8D3811; it also sits naturally between #118D76 and #11288D. 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 40% · Blue 55%

Cyan 88% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #11668D

.text { color: #11668D; }
.background { background-color: #11668D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #11668D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 102, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 78%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #11668D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 102, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #11668D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 102, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#11668D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#11668D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D3811:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #11668D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #11668D

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 #11668D 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 #11668D 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

← #11668C  ·  #11668E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #11668D?

#11668D is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 102, 141). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #11668D?

#11668D is RGB 17, 102, 141 — HSL 199°, 78%, 31% — CMYK 88%, 28%, 0%, 45%.

What colors go with #11668D?

Its complement is #8D3811; analogous partners are #118D76 and #11288D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #11668D for text?

White text on #11668D has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.31:1.