Palettes / Colors / #0202BB

#0202BB — Vivid Blue

#0202BB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

#0202BB 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 #BBBB02; it also sits naturally between #025EBB and #5E02BB. 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 1% · Green 1% · Blue 73%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #0202BB

.text { color: #0202BB; }
.background { background-color: #0202BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0202BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 2, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0202BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 2, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0202BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 2, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0202BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0202BB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #0202BB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBBB02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0202BB: #FFFFFF.

How #0202BB 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 #0202BB 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 #0202BB?

#0202BB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 2, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0202BB?

#0202BB is RGB 2, 2, 187 — HSL 240°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 99%, 99%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #0202BB?

Its complement is #BBBB02; analogous partners are #025EBB and #5E02BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0202BB for text?

White text on #0202BB has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.73:1.