Close to Sapphire Blue
#116EA8
#116EA8 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.7% red, 43.1% green, and 65.9% blue. Its hue is 203°, with 82% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #116EA8.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
5.50:1 AABlack text on this color
3.82:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
5.50:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.82:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #116EA8 as they’d see it.
#116EA8 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #116EA8
What color is #116EA8?
#116EA8 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 6.7% red, 43.1% green, and 65.9% blue. Its hue is 203°, with 82% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #116EA8 in RGB?
#116EA8 is rgb(17, 110, 168): 17 red, 110 green, and 168 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #116EA8 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(90, 35, 0, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #116EA8?
PANTONE 307 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #116EA8?
Its complement #985936 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.