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#021AF2 — Vivid Blue

#021AF2 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #021AF2 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.

#021AF2 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 #F2DA02; it also sits naturally between #0292F2 and #6202F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#021AF2 · RGB 2, 26, 242

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Color values

HEX#021AF2
RGB2, 26, 242
HSL234°, 98%, 48%
HSV234°, 99%, 95%
CMYK99%, 89%, 0%, 5%
XYZ16.42, 7.16, 84.52
Yxy7.16, 0.1519, 0.0663
CIE-Lab32.17, 70.83, -100.75
Hunter Lab26.76, 65.14, -176.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 10% · Blue 95%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #021AF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #021AF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #021AF2

.text { color: #021AF2; }
.background { background-color: #021AF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #021AF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 26, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 98%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #021AF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 26, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #021AF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 26, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#021AF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#021AF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #021AF2

#0218DE#0215C5#0213B1#021197#010E83#010C6F#010956#010742#000428#000214

Tints of #021AF2

#1229FD#2B40FD#3F52FD#5869FD#7280FE#8B96FE#A4ADFE#B8BFFE#D2D6FF#EBEDFF

Tones of #021AF2

#1428E1#2536D0#3644BF#4751AE#585F9D#696D8C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2DA02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.63:1 AAA
Against black text2.43:1 Fails

Best text color on #021AF2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #021AF2

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 #021AF2: ·

How #021AF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #0C0DBEDeuteranopia · #0B09B1Tritanopia · #03948B

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 blue 600 · #2563EBBootstrap primary · #0D6EFDTailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #021AF2 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Drift
#071C12 · #0E1FFC · #FC46A3 · #F99323
Serene Monsoon
#07281D · #1416FB · #FA1FE0 · #F9D94B
Rustic Harbor
#210B07 · #A222F7 · #61F718 · #1221FD
Wild Breeze
#2F1D12 · #2AD0F8 · #EA46FC · #1A2EFB
Wild Ruby Monsoon
#827B10 · #E9C74D · #1B26E1 · #BCBDF2
Cosmic Ruby Breeze
#330D15 · #DBF720 · #241AFC · #FAE119

Similar colors

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

#0E1FFC#1416FB#1221FD#1A2EFB#1B26E1#241AFC#2312FE#1837F6#1C33FC#1D2FE0#1E33E7#252CE8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #021AF1  ·  #021AF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #021AF2?

#021AF2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 26, 242). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #021AF2?

#021AF2 is RGB 2, 26, 242 — HSL 234°, 98%, 48% — CMYK 99%, 89%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #021AF2?

Its complement is #F2DA02; analogous partners are #0292F2 and #6202F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #021AF2 for text?

White text on #021AF2 has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.43:1.