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#041FEC — Vivid Blue

#041FEC 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 #041FEC 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.

#041FEC 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 #ECD104; it also sits naturally between #0493EC and #5D04EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#041FEC · RGB 4, 31, 236

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Color values

HEX#041FEC
RGB4, 31, 236
HSL233°, 97%, 47%
HSV233°, 98%, 93%
CMYK98%, 87%, 0%, 7%
XYZ15.68, 7.06, 79.89
Yxy7.06, 0.1528, 0.0688
CIE-Lab31.95, 67.56, -97.72
Hunter Lab26.57, 61.20, -167.29

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 2% · Green 12% · Blue 93%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #041FEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #041FEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #041FEC

.text { color: #041FEC; }
.background { background-color: #041FEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #041FEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(4, 31, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 97%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #041FEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(4, 31, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #041FEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(4, 31, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #041FEC

#031CD8#0319BF#0316AB#021497#021183#020E69#010B55#010841#010528#000314

Tints of #041FEC

#0E2AFB#2740FC#4056FC#596CFC#7283FD#8694FD#A0ABFE#B9C1FE#D2D7FE#EBEDFF

Tones of #041FEC

#142CDB#2538CB#3645BA#4651AA#565E99#676B89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECD104:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.71:1 AAA
Against black text2.41:1 Fails

Best text color on #041FEC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #041FEC

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 #041FEC: ·

How #041FEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #1010BADeuteranopia · #0E0CAFTritanopia · #05938B

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 blue 600 · #2563EBBootstrap primary · #0D6EFDTailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #041FEC rather than the exact color:

Rustic Drift
#071C12 · #0E1FFC · #FC46A3 · #F99323
Rustic Harbor
#210B07 · #A222F7 · #61F718 · #1221FD
Serene Monsoon
#07281D · #1416FB · #FA1FE0 · #F9D94B
Wild Ruby Monsoon
#827B10 · #E9C74D · #1B26E1 · #BCBDF2
Wild Breeze
#2F1D12 · #2AD0F8 · #EA46FC · #1A2EFB
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0

Similar colors

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

#0E1FFC#1221FD#1416FB#1B26E1#1A2EFB#1D2FE0#1837F6#1E33E7#1C33FC#252CE8#212FDE#241AFC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #041FEB  ·  #041FED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #041FEC?

#041FEC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 4, 31, 236). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #041FEC?

#041FEC is RGB 4, 31, 236 — HSL 233°, 97%, 47% — CMYK 98%, 87%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #041FEC?

Its complement is #ECD104; analogous partners are #0493EC and #5D04EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #041FEC for text?

White text on #041FEC has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.41:1.