Palettes / Colors / #012CA2

#012CA2 — Vivid Blue

#012CA2 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 #012CA2 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.

#012CA2 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 #A27701; it also sits naturally between #017DA2 and #2701A2. 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 17% · Blue 64%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #012CA2

.text { color: #012CA2; }
.background { background-color: #012CA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #012CA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 44, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 99%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #012CA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 44, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #012CA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 44, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#012CA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#012CA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #012CA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A27701:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #012CA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #012CA2

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 #012CA2 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 #012CA2 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 #012CA2?

#012CA2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 44, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #012CA2?

#012CA2 is RGB 1, 44, 162 — HSL 224°, 99%, 32% — CMYK 99%, 73%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #012CA2?

Its complement is #A27701; analogous partners are #017DA2 and #2701A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #012CA2 for text?

White text on #012CA2 has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.88:1.