Palettes / Colors / #010DBE

#010DBE — Vivid Blue

#010DBE 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 #010DBE 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.

#010DBE 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 #BCAF01; it also sits naturally between #016BBC and #5201BC. 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 5% · Blue 75%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #010DBE

.text { color: #010DBE; }
.background { background-color: #010DBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #010DBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 13, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #010DBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 13, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #010DBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 13, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#010DBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#010DBE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #010DBE

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Tones of #010DBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCAF01:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #010DBE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #010DBE

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 #010DBE 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 #010DBE 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

← #010DBD  ·  #010DBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #010DBE?

#010DBE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 13, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #010DBE?

#010DBE is RGB 1, 13, 190 — HSL 236°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 99%, 93%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #010DBE?

Its complement is #BCAF01; analogous partners are #016BBC and #5201BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #010DBE for text?

White text on #010DBE has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.80:1.