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#025ECD — Vivid Blue

#025ECD is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #025ECD 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.

#025ECD 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 #CF7302; it also sits naturally between #02C5CF and #0C02CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#025ECD · RGB 2, 94, 205

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Color values

HEX#025ECD
RGB2, 94, 205
HSL213°, 98%, 41%
HSV213°, 99%, 80%
CMYK99%, 54%, 0%, 20%
XYZ15.05, 12.43, 59.36
Yxy12.43, 0.1733, 0.1431
CIE-Lab41.89, 20.98, -63.58
Hunter Lab35.25, 16.65, -80.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 37% · Blue 80%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #025ECD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #025ECD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #025ECD

.text { color: #025ECD; }
.background { background-color: #025ECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #025ECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 94, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 98%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #025ECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 94, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #025ECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 94, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#025ECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#025ECD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #025ECD

#0255BB#024EAC#024597#013C83#013574#012C60#01234C#011938#001228#000914

Tints of #025ECD

#026CED#0D79FD#2B89FD#4497FD#62A8FD#7CB6FE#9AC7FE#B3D5FE#D2E6FF#EBF4FF

Tones of #025ECD

#1160C0#1F61B2#2E63A3#3D6494#4B6686#5A6777

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF7302:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.03:1 AA
Against black text3.49:1 AA large only

Best text color on #025ECD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #025ECD

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 #025ECD: ·

How #025ECD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #2A2BB2Deuteranopia · #251EACTritanopia · #079D98

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 sky 600 · #0284C7Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBBootstrap primary · #0D6EFD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #025ECD rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff0052
#FF0052 · #FFD400 · #00C68D · #0055DA
Palette 41a67e
#41A67E · #05339C · #1055C9 · #E5C95F
Rustic Petal
#1C336C · #145AD0 · #6892DE · #95ACF2
Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994
Palette 064acb
#064ACB · #366ED8 · #F3A953 · #F2F3F3
Royal Bloom
#0D825A · #28BDD6 · #195BC9 · #1C0F86

Similar colors

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

#0055DA#1055C9#145AD0#165FCB#064ACB#195BC9#0A6EBD#175CC0#1363DF#134BD1#0174BE#194ED1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #025ECC  ·  #025ECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #025ECD?

#025ECD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 94, 205). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #025ECD?

#025ECD is RGB 2, 94, 205 — HSL 213°, 98%, 41% — CMYK 99%, 54%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #025ECD?

Its complement is #CF7302; analogous partners are #02C5CF and #0C02CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #025ECD for text?

White text on #025ECD has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.49:1.