Palettes / Colors / #1069E6

#1069E6 — Vivid Blue

#1069E6 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dodgerblue (#1E90FF) — not an exact match. CSS dodgerblue gives you #1E90FF, a different color; use #1069E6 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.

#1069E6 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 #E58C10; it also sits naturally between #10D3E5 and #2210E5. 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 41% · Blue 90%

Cyan 93% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1069E6

.text { color: #1069E6; }
.background { background-color: #1069E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1069E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 105, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 87%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1069E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 105, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1069E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 105, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1069E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1069E6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E58C10:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1069E6: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1069E6

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 #1069E6 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 #1069E6 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

← #1069E5  ·  #1069E7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1069E6?

#1069E6 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 16, 105, 230). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1069E6?

#1069E6 is RGB 16, 105, 230 — HSL 215°, 87%, 48% — CMYK 93%, 54%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #1069E6?

Its complement is #E58C10; analogous partners are #10D3E5 and #2210E5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1069E6 for text?

White text on #1069E6 has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.19:1.