Palettes / Colors / #129ADE

#129ADE — Vivid Blue

#129ADE 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 #129ADE 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.

#129ADE 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 #DE5612; it also sits naturally between #12DEBC and #1234DE. 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 60% · Blue 87%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #129ADE

.text { color: #129ADE; }
.background { background-color: #129ADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #129ADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(18, 154, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 85%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #129ADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(18, 154, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #129ADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(18, 154, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#129ADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#129ADE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #129ADE

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Tones of #129ADE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE5612:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #129ADE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #129ADE

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 #129ADE 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 #129ADE 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 #129ADE?

#129ADE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 18, 154, 222). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #129ADE?

#129ADE is RGB 18, 154, 222 — HSL 200°, 85%, 47% — CMYK 92%, 31%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #129ADE?

Its complement is #DE5612; analogous partners are #12DEBC and #1234DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #129ADE for text?

Black text on #129ADE has a contrast ratio of 6.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.13:1.