Palettes / Colors / #002FBD

#002FBD — Vivid Blue

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

#002FBD 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 #BD8E00; it also sits naturally between #008EBD and #2F00BD. 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 74%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #002FBD

.text { color: #002FBD; }
.background { background-color: #002FBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #002FBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 47, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 100%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #002FBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 47, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #002FBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 47, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #002FBD

Tints of #002FBD

Tones of #002FBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD8E00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #002FBD: #FFFFFF.

How #002FBD 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 #002FBD 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 #002FBD?

#002FBD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 47, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #002FBD?

#002FBD is RGB 0, 47, 189 — HSL 225°, 100%, 37% — CMYK 100%, 75%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #002FBD?

Its complement is #BD8E00; analogous partners are #008EBD and #2F00BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #002FBD for text?

White text on #002FBD has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.14:1.