Palettes / Colors / #116EBD

#116EBD — Vivid Blue

#116EBD 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 #116EBD 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.

#116EBD 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 #BB6011; it also sits naturally between #11BBB5 and #1117BB. 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 74%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #116EBD

.text { color: #116EBD; }
.background { background-color: #116EBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #116EBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(17, 110, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #116EBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(17, 110, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #116EBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(17, 110, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #116EBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB6011:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #116EBD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #116EBD

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 #116EBD 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 #116EBD 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 #116EBD?

#116EBD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 17, 110, 189). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #116EBD?

#116EBD is RGB 17, 110, 189 — HSL 208°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 91%, 42%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #116EBD?

Its complement is #BB6011; analogous partners are #11BBB5 and #1117BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #116EBD for text?

White text on #116EBD has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.99:1.