Palettes / Colors / #124ABA

#124ABA — Vivid Blue

#124ABA 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 #124ABA 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.

#124ABA 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 #BA8212; it also sits naturally between #129EBA and #2E12BA. 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 29% · Blue 73%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #124ABA

.text { color: #124ABA; }
.background { background-color: #124ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #124ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 74, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 82%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #124ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 74, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #124ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 74, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#124ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#124ABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #124ABA

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Tones of #124ABA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA8212:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #124ABA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #124ABA

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 #124ABA 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 #124ABA 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 #124ABA?

#124ABA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 18, 74, 186). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #124ABA?

#124ABA is RGB 18, 74, 186 — HSL 220°, 82%, 40% — CMYK 90%, 60%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #124ABA?

Its complement is #BA8212; analogous partners are #129EBA and #2E12BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #124ABA for text?

White text on #124ABA has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.71:1.