Palettes / Colors / #041E8F

#041E8F — Vivid Blue

#041E8F is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

#041E8F 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 #907604; it also sits naturally between #046490 and #300490. 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 12% · Blue 56%

Cyan 97% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #041E8F

.text { color: #041E8F; }
.background { background-color: #041E8F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #041E8F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 30, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 95%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #041E8F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 30, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #041E8F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 30, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#041E8F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#041E8F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #041E8F

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Tones of #041E8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #907604:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #041E8F: #FFFFFF.

How #041E8F 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 #041E8F 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 #041E8F?

#041E8F is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 4, 30, 143). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #041E8F?

#041E8F is RGB 4, 30, 143 — HSL 229°, 95%, 29% — CMYK 97%, 79%, 0%, 44%.

What colors go with #041E8F?

Its complement is #907604; analogous partners are #046490 and #300490. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #041E8F for text?

White text on #041E8F has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.59:1.