Palettes / Colors / #0187DA

#0187DA — Vivid Blue

#0187DA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#0187DA 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 #DA5401; it also sits naturally between #01DAC1 and #011ADA. 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 53% · Blue 85%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0187DA

.text { color: #0187DA; }
.background { background-color: #0187DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0187DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 135, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 99%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0187DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 135, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0187DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 135, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0187DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0187DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #0187DA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA5401:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0187DA: #000000.

How #0187DA 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 #0187DA 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 #0187DA?

#0187DA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 135, 218). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0187DA?

#0187DA is RGB 1, 135, 218 — HSL 203°, 99%, 43% — CMYK 100%, 38%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #0187DA?

Its complement is #DA5401; analogous partners are #01DAC1 and #011ADA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0187DA for text?

Black text on #0187DA has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.