Palettes / Colors / #018ABC

#018ABC — Vivid Blue

#018ABC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #018ABC 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.

#018ABC 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 #BC3301; it also sits naturally between #01BC90 and #012DBC. 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 54% · Blue 74%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #018ABC

.text { color: #018ABC; }
.background { background-color: #018ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #018ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 138, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 99%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #018ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 138, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #018ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 138, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#018ABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#018ABC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC3301:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #018ABC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #018ABC

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 #018ABC 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 #018ABC 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

← #018ABB  ·  #018ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #018ABC?

#018ABC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 138, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #018ABC?

#018ABC is RGB 1, 138, 188 — HSL 196°, 99%, 37% — CMYK 99%, 27%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #018ABC?

Its complement is #BC3301; analogous partners are #01BC90 and #012DBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #018ABC for text?

Black text on #018ABC has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.92:1.