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#015FCA — Vivid Blue

#015FCA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #015FCA 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.

#015FCA 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 #CB6D01; it also sits naturally between #01C4CB and #0801CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#015FCA · RGB 1, 95, 202

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Color values

HEX#015FCA
RGB1, 95, 202
HSL212°, 99%, 40%
HSV212°, 100%, 79%
CMYK100%, 53%, 0%, 21%
XYZ14.77, 12.46, 57.50
Yxy12.46, 0.1743, 0.1470
CIE-Lab41.93, 19.08, -61.78
Hunter Lab35.29, 15.04, -76.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 37% · Blue 79%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #015FCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #015FCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #015FCA

.text { color: #015FCA; }
.background { background-color: #015FCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #015FCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 95, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 99%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #015FCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 95, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #015FCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 95, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #015FCA

#0156B7#014FA7#014593#013E84#013470#002B5B#00244C#001A38#001329#000A14

Tints of #015FCA

#016EE9#067AFE#258AFE#3E98FE#5DA8FE#7BB8FE#94C6FE#B3D6FF#CCE4FF#EBF4FF

Tones of #015FCA

#0F60BD#1E61AE#2C62A0#3B6391#496483#586574

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB6D01:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.02:1 AA
Against black text3.49:1 AA large only

Best text color on #015FCA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #015FCA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #015FCA: ·

How #015FCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #2A2BB0Deuteranopia · #241DAATritanopia · #069C97

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:

Tailwind sky 600 · #0284C7Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBBootstrap primary · #0D6EFD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #015FCA rather than the exact color:

Palette 41a67e
#41A67E · #05339C · #1055C9 · #E5C95F
Palette Ff0052
#FF0052 · #FFD400 · #00C68D · #0055DA
Rustic Petal
#1C336C · #145AD0 · #6892DE · #95ACF2
Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994
Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Palette E7cea6
#E7CEA6 · #0A6EBD · #5A96E3 · #A1C2F1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#1055C9#0055DA#145AD0#165FCB#064ACB#0A6EBD#0174BE#195BC9#175CC0#0A5EB0#134BD1#0B60B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #015FC9  ·  #015FCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #015FCA?

#015FCA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 95, 202). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #015FCA?

#015FCA is RGB 1, 95, 202 — HSL 212°, 99%, 40% — CMYK 100%, 53%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #015FCA?

Its complement is #CB6D01; analogous partners are #01C4CB and #0801CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #015FCA for text?

White text on #015FCA has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.49:1.