Green Blue (#1164B4)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.99:1 — vs black: 3.51:1

Color values

  • HEX #1164B4
  • RGB rgb(17, 100, 180)
  • HSL hsl(209, 90%, 70%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 90.56, 44.44, 0, 29.41 )
  • Websafe #0066CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #1164B4 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Green Blue
#1164B4 Base
#B46111
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Green Blue
#1164B4 Base
#11B4B3
#1112B4
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Green Blue
#1164B4 Base
#B41164
#64B411
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Green Blue
#1164B4 Base
#B41112
#B4B311
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Green Blue
#1164B4 Base
#B311B4
#B46111
#12B411
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Green Blue
#1164B4 Base
#041628
#0A3D6E
#0D4F8F
#1579D9
#278BEB
#6DB0F1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Green Blue, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#020D17
#051E37
#083056
#0B4175
#0E5395
Green Blue #1164B4 Base
#1681E9
#4A9EEE
#7FBAF3
#B3D6F8
#E8F2FD
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #1164B4. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #1164B4;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #1164B4;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #1164B4;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #1164B4,
        #F8B370
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #1164B4,
        #F8B370
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$green-blue: #1164B4;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$green-blue-r: 17;
$green-blue-g: 100;
$green-blue-b: 180;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $green-blue;
    color: rgba($green-blue-r, $green-blue-g, $green-blue-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Green Blue appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #1164B4 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5656B4 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5F5FB4 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #007272 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #636363 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Green Blue ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Green Blue #1164B4 Base
Denim #1560BD ΔE 2.39
Lapis Lazuli #26619C ΔE 2.65
Medium Persian Blue #0067A5 ΔE 3.56
Honolulu Blue #006DB0 ΔE 4.27

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.