Palettes / Colors / #101EDA

#101EDA — Vivid Blue

#101EDA 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 #101EDA 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.

#101EDA 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 #DACD10; it also sits naturally between #1083DA and #6810DA. 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 6% · Green 12% · Blue 85%

Cyan 93% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #101EDA

.text { color: #101EDA; }
.background { background-color: #101EDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #101EDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 30, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 86%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #101EDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 30, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #101EDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 30, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#101EDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#101EDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #101EDA

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Tones of #101EDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DACD10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #101EDA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #101EDA

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 #101EDA 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 #101EDA 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

← #101ED9  ·  #101EDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #101EDA?

#101EDA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 16, 30, 218). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #101EDA?

#101EDA is RGB 16, 30, 218 — HSL 236°, 86%, 46% — CMYK 93%, 86%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #101EDA?

Its complement is #DACD10; analogous partners are #1083DA and #6810DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #101EDA for text?

White text on #101EDA has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.22:1.