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#021FA2 — Vivid Blue

#021FA2 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #021FA2 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.

#021FA2 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 #A28402; it also sits naturally between #026FA2 and #3402A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#021FA2 · RGB 2, 31, 162

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Color values

HEX#021FA2
RGB2, 31, 162
HSL229°, 98%, 32%
HSV229°, 99%, 64%
CMYK99%, 81%, 0%, 36%
XYZ7.04, 3.60, 34.51
Yxy3.60, 0.1559, 0.0798
CIE-Lab22.31, 44.83, -70.31
Hunter Lab18.98, 34.53, -99.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 12% · Blue 64%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #021FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #021FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #021FA2

.text { color: #021FA2; }
.background { background-color: #021FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #021FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 31, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 98%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #021FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 31, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #021FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 31, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#021FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#021FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #021FA2

#011C92#011983#011779#01146A#01115B#010F4C#010C3D#010A32#000723#000414

Tints of #021FA2

#0225C0#022CE3#0834FD#2B51FD#496AFD#6883FD#8BA0FE#A9B9FE#CDD6FE#EBEEFF

Tones of #021FA2

#0D2696#182D8B#24357F#2F3C74#3B4368#464A5D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A28402:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text12.21:1 AAA
Against black text1.72:1 Fails

Best text color on #021FA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #021FA2

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 #021FA2: ·

How #021FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #0F0F82Deuteranopia · #0D0B7BTritanopia · #036964

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:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind slate 600 · #475569Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #021FA2 rather than the exact color:

Silent Drift
#11AE94 · #1984C0 · #0B1B9F · #4B109E
Palette 0e21a0
#0E21A0 · #4D2FB2 · #B153D7 · #F375C2
Palette 0e21a0
#0E21A0 · #4D2DB7 · #9D44C0 · #EC53B0
Palette Ffde42
#FFDE42 · #53CBF3 · #5478FF · #111FA2
Palette 161d6f
#161D6F · #0B2F9F · #98DED9 · #C7FFD8
Serene Aurora
#2EA0E7 · #1116A9 · #851FDA · #E72BCE

Similar colors

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

#0B1B9F#0E21A0#111FA2#0B2F9F#1116A9#050C9C#05339C#001BB7#1311A2#0F25B4#0E11B0#003092

Browse neighbouring colors

← #021FA1  ·  #021FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #021FA2?

#021FA2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 31, 162). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #021FA2?

#021FA2 is RGB 2, 31, 162 — HSL 229°, 98%, 32% — CMYK 99%, 81%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #021FA2?

Its complement is #A28402; analogous partners are #026FA2 and #3402A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #021FA2 for text?

White text on #021FA2 has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.72:1.