Palettes / Colors / #002AFA

#002AFA — Vivid Blue

#002AFA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #002AFA 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.

#002AFA 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 #FAD000; it also sits naturally between #00A7FA and #5300FA. 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 16% · Blue 98%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #002AFA

.text { color: #002AFA; }
.background { background-color: #002AFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #002AFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 42, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #002AFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 42, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #002AFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 42, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#002AFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#002AFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #002AFA

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Tones of #002AFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAD000:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #002AFA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #002AFA

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 #002AFA 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 #002AFA 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

← #002AF9  ·  #002AFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #002AFA?

#002AFA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 42, 250). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #002AFA?

#002AFA is RGB 0, 42, 250 — HSL 230°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 100%, 83%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #002AFA?

Its complement is #FAD000; analogous partners are #00A7FA and #5300FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #002AFA for text?

White text on #002AFA has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.71:1.