Palettes / Colors / #121CD3

#121CD3 — Vivid Blue

#121CD3 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 #121CD3 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.

#121CD3 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 #D3CA12; it also sits naturally between #127CD3 and #6912D3. 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 11% · Blue 83%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #121CD3

.text { color: #121CD3; }
.background { background-color: #121CD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #121CD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 28, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 84%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #121CD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 28, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #121CD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 28, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#121CD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#121CD3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #121CD3

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Tones of #121CD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3CA12:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #121CD3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #121CD3

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 #121CD3 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 #121CD3 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #121CD3?

#121CD3 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 18, 28, 211). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #121CD3?

#121CD3 is RGB 18, 28, 211 — HSL 237°, 84%, 45% — CMYK 91%, 87%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #121CD3?

Its complement is #D3CA12; analogous partners are #127CD3 and #6912D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #121CD3 for text?

White text on #121CD3 has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.13:1.