112E80

#112E80 closest to Below the Surface

#112E80 is a dark, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Below the Surface. In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 18.0% green and 50.2% blue (rgb(17, 46, 128)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 77% saturation and 28% lightness, and in CMYK it is 87% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black. #112E80 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.16:1.

#112E80 color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #112E80

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#112E80 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

Open in generator →

#112E80 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #112E80 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #00317E
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003B83
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003782
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #00317E
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #00317F
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #004352
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00386E
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #363636
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #2F3450

#112E80 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.16:1 Super#112E80 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#112E80 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #112E80

Palettes with #112E80

#112E80 in CSS

/* Below the Surface */
.color { color: #112E80; }
.background { background-color: #112E80; }
.border { border: 1px solid #112E80; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(17 46 128);
color: hsl(224 77% 28%);
color: oklch(0.340 0.143 264.7);

#112E80 FAQ

What color is #112E80?

#112E80 is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Below the Surface. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #112E80?

#112E80 is rgb(17, 46, 128) in RGB, hsl(224, 77%, 28%) in HSL and cmyk(87%, 64%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #112E80?

The complementary color of #112E80 is #806311, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #112E80?

White text has the best contrast on #112E80: 12.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #112E80 a warm or cool color?

#112E80 is a cool color.