Palettes / Colors / #025EDD
#025EDD — Vivid Blue
#025EDD 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 #025EDD 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.
#025EDD 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 #DE8302; it also sits naturally between #02CCDE and #1502DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #025EDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 2, 94, 221 |
| HSL | 215°, 98%, 44% |
| HSV | 215°, 99%, 87% |
| CMYK | 99%, 57%, 0%, 13% |
| XYZ | 17.08, 13.24, 70.06 |
| Yxy | 13.24, 0.1701, 0.1319 |
| CIE-Lab | 43.12, 27.32, -70.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.39, 22.41, -94.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 1% · Green 37% · Blue 87%
Cyan 99% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #025EDD
.text { color: #025EDD; }
.background { background-color: #025EDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #025EDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 94, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 98%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #025EDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 94, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #025EDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 94, 221, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#025EDD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#025EDD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DE8302:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.76:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.65:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #025EDD: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #025EDD
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #025EDD: ·
How #025EDD 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 #025EDD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #025EDD?
#025EDD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 94, 221). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #025EDD?
#025EDD is RGB 2, 94, 221 — HSL 215°, 98%, 44% — CMYK 99%, 57%, 0%, 13%.
What colors go with #025EDD?
Its complement is #DE8302; analogous partners are #02CCDE and #1502DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #025EDD for text?
White text on #025EDD has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.65:1.