Palettes / Colors / #014EAF

#014EAF — Vivid Blue

#014EAF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #014EAF 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.

#014EAF 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 #B26201; it also sits naturally between #01A9B2 and #0A01B2. 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 31% · Blue 69%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #014EAF

.text { color: #014EAF; }
.background { background-color: #014EAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #014EAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 78, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 99%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #014EAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 78, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #014EAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 78, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#014EAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#014EAF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #014EAF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B26201:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #014EAF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #014EAF

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 #014EAF 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 #014EAF 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 #014EAF?

#014EAF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 78, 175). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #014EAF?

#014EAF is RGB 1, 78, 175 — HSL 213°, 99%, 35% — CMYK 99%, 55%, 0%, 31%.

What colors go with #014EAF?

Its complement is #B26201; analogous partners are #01A9B2 and #0A01B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #014EAF for text?

White text on #014EAF has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.71:1.