Palettes / Colors / #021EEB

#021EEB — Vivid Blue

#021EEB 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 #021EEB 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.

#021EEB 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 #E8CD02; it also sits naturally between #0290E8 and #5A02E8. 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 12% · Blue 92%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #021EEB

.text { color: #021EEB; }
.background { background-color: #021EEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #021EEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 30, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 98%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #021EEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 30, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #021EEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 30, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #021EEB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8CD02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #021EEB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #021EEB

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 #021EEB 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 #021EEB 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

← #021EEA  ·  #021EEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #021EEB?

#021EEB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 30, 235). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #021EEB?

#021EEB is RGB 2, 30, 235 — HSL 233°, 98%, 46% — CMYK 99%, 87%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #021EEB?

Its complement is #E8CD02; analogous partners are #0290E8 and #5A02E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #021EEB for text?

White text on #021EEB has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.39:1.