Palettes / Colors / #018BDA

#018BDA — Vivid Blue

#018BDA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#018BDA 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 #DA5101; it also sits naturally between #01DABD and #011EDA. 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 55% · Blue 85%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #018BDA

.text { color: #018BDA; }
.background { background-color: #018BDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #018BDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(1, 139, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 99%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #018BDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(1, 139, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #018BDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(1, 139, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #018BDA

Tints of #018BDA

Tones of #018BDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA5101:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #018BDA: #000000.

How #018BDA 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 #018BDA 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

← #018BD9  ·  #018BDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #018BDA?

#018BDA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 1, 139, 218). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #018BDA?

#018BDA is RGB 1, 139, 218 — HSL 202°, 99%, 43% — CMYK 100%, 36%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #018BDA?

Its complement is #DA5101; analogous partners are #01DABD and #011EDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #018BDA for text?

Black text on #018BDA has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.