Palettes / Colors / #015EBC

#015EBC — Vivid Blue

#015EBC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#015EBC 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 #BC5E01; it also sits naturally between #01BCBC and #0101BC. 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 37% · Blue 74%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #015EBC

.text { color: #015EBC; }
.background { background-color: #015EBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #015EBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 94, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #015EBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 94, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #015EBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 94, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#015EBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#015EBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #015EBC

Tints of #015EBC

Tones of #015EBC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC5E01:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #015EBC: #FFFFFF.

How #015EBC 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 #015EBC 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 #015EBC?

#015EBC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 94, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #015EBC?

#015EBC is RGB 1, 94, 188 — HSL 210°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 99%, 50%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #015EBC?

Its complement is #BC5E01; analogous partners are #01BCBC and #0101BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #015EBC for text?

White text on #015EBC has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.33:1.