Palettes / Colors / #116EB9

#116EB9 — Vivid Blue

#116EB9 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #116EB9 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.

#116EB9 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 #BB5E11; it also sits naturally between #11BBB2 and #111ABB. 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 43% · Blue 73%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116EB9

.text { color: #116EB9; }
.background { background-color: #116EB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116EB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 110, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116EB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 110, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116EB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 110, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#116EB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#116EB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB5E11:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116EB9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116EB9

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 #116EB9 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 #116EB9 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 #116EB9?

#116EB9 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 110, 185). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116EB9?

#116EB9 is RGB 17, 110, 185 — HSL 207°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 91%, 41%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #116EB9?

Its complement is #BB5E11; analogous partners are #11BBB2 and #111ABB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116EB9 for text?

White text on #116EB9 has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.95:1.