Palettes / Colors / #033BD5

#033BD5 — Vivid Blue

#033BD5 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 #033BD5 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.

#033BD5 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 #D39C03; it also sits naturally between #03A3D3 and #3403D3. 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 23% · Blue 84%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #033BD5

.text { color: #033BD5; }
.background { background-color: #033BD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #033BD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 59, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 97%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #033BD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 59, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #033BD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 59, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#033BD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#033BD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #033BD5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D39C03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #033BD5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #033BD5

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 #033BD5 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 #033BD5 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

← #033BD4  ·  #033BD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #033BD5?

#033BD5 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 59, 213). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #033BD5?

#033BD5 is RGB 3, 59, 213 — HSL 224°, 97%, 42% — CMYK 99%, 72%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #033BD5?

Its complement is #D39C03; analogous partners are #03A3D3 and #3403D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #033BD5 for text?

White text on #033BD5 has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.59:1.