Palettes / Colors / #0004E0

#0004E0 — Vivid Blue

#0004E0 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#0004E0 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 #E0DD00; it also sits naturally between #0074E0 and #6C00E0. 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 0% · Green 2% · Blue 88%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0004E0

.text { color: #0004E0; }
.background { background-color: #0004E0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0004E0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 4, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 100%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0004E0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 4, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0004E0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 4, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0004E0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0004E0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0DD00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0004E0: #FFFFFF.

How #0004E0 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 #0004E0 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

← #0004DF  ·  #0004E1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0004E0?

#0004E0 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 4, 224). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0004E0?

#0004E0 is RGB 0, 4, 224 — HSL 239°, 100%, 44% — CMYK 100%, 98%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #0004E0?

Its complement is #E0DD00; analogous partners are #0074E0 and #6C00E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0004E0 for text?

White text on #0004E0 has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.09:1.