Palettes / Colors / #1212ED

#1212ED — Vivid Blue

#1212ED is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#1212ED 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 #EDED12; it also sits naturally between #1280ED and #8012ED. 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 7% · Green 7% · Blue 93%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #1212ED

.text { color: #1212ED; }
.background { background-color: #1212ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1212ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 18, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 86%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1212ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 18, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1212ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 18, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1212ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1212ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #1212ED

Tints of #1212ED

Tones of #1212ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDED12:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1212ED: #FFFFFF.

How #1212ED 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 #1212ED or a close neighbour

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 #1212ED?

#1212ED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 18, 18, 237). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1212ED?

#1212ED is RGB 18, 18, 237 — HSL 240°, 86%, 50% — CMYK 92%, 92%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #1212ED?

Its complement is #EDED12; analogous partners are #1280ED and #8012ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1212ED for text?

White text on #1212ED has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.34:1.