Palettes / Colors / #0840BD

#0840BD — Vivid Blue

#0840BD 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 #0840BD 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.

#0840BD 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 #BF8508; it also sits naturally between #089DBF and #2A08BF. 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 3% · Green 25% · Blue 74%

Cyan 96% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0840BD

.text { color: #0840BD; }
.background { background-color: #0840BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0840BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(8, 64, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 92%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0840BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(8, 64, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0840BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(8, 64, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0840BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0840BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #0840BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF8508:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0840BD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0840BD

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 #0840BD 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 #0840BD 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

← #0840BC  ·  #0840BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0840BD?

#0840BD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 8, 64, 189). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0840BD?

#0840BD is RGB 8, 64, 189 — HSL 221°, 92%, 39% — CMYK 96%, 66%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #0840BD?

Its complement is #BF8508; analogous partners are #089DBF and #2A08BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0840BD for text?

White text on #0840BD has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.48:1.