Palettes / Colors / #0231CA

#0231CA — Vivid Blue

#0231CA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#0231CA 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 #CA9B02; it also sits naturally between #0295CA and #3702CA. 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 19% · Blue 79%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0231CA

.text { color: #0231CA; }
.background { background-color: #0231CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0231CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 49, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0231CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 49, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0231CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 49, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0231CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0231CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA9B02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0231CA: #FFFFFF.

How #0231CA 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 #0231CA 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 #0231CA?

#0231CA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 49, 202). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0231CA?

#0231CA is RGB 2, 49, 202 — HSL 226°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 99%, 76%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #0231CA?

Its complement is #CA9B02; analogous partners are #0295CA and #3702CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0231CA for text?

White text on #0231CA has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.29:1.