Palettes / Colors / #002EA2

#002EA2 — Vivid Blue

#002EA2 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #002EA2 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.

#002EA2 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 #A37500; it also sits naturally between #0080A3 and #2300A3. 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 18% · Blue 64%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #002EA2

.text { color: #002EA2; }
.background { background-color: #002EA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #002EA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 46, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 100%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #002EA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 46, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #002EA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 46, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#002EA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#002EA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #002EA2

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Tones of #002EA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A37500:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #002EA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #002EA2

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 #002EA2 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 #002EA2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #002EA2?

#002EA2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 46, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #002EA2?

#002EA2 is RGB 0, 46, 162 — HSL 223°, 100%, 32% — CMYK 100%, 72%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #002EA2?

Its complement is #A37500; analogous partners are #0080A3 and #2300A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #002EA2 for text?

White text on #002EA2 has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.91:1.