Palettes / Colors / #041CCC

#041CCC — Vivid Blue

#041CCC 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 #041CCC 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.

#041CCC 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 #CDB504; it also sits naturally between #0480CD and #5104CD. 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 2% · Green 11% · Blue 80%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #041CCC

.text { color: #041CCC; }
.background { background-color: #041CCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #041CCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 28, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 96%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #041CCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 28, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #041CCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 28, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#041CCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#041CCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #041CCC

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Tones of #041CCC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDB504:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #041CCC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #041CCC

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 #041CCC 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 #041CCC 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

← #041CCB  ·  #041CCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #041CCC?

#041CCC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 4, 28, 204). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #041CCC?

#041CCC is RGB 4, 28, 204 — HSL 233°, 96%, 41% — CMYK 98%, 86%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #041CCC?

Its complement is #CDB504; analogous partners are #0480CD and #5104CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #041CCC for text?

White text on #041CCC has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.04:1.