Palettes / Colors / #137ABE

#137ABE — Vivid Blue

#137ABE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #137ABE 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.

#137ABE 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 #BE5713; it also sits naturally between #13BEAD and #1324BE. 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 48% · Blue 75%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #137ABE

.text { color: #137ABE; }
.background { background-color: #137ABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #137ABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(19, 122, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 82%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #137ABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(19, 122, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #137ABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(19, 122, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#137ABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#137ABE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #137ABE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE5713:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #137ABE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #137ABE

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 #137ABE 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 #137ABE 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

← #137ABD  ·  #137ABF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #137ABE?

#137ABE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 19, 122, 190). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #137ABE?

#137ABE is RGB 19, 122, 190 — HSL 204°, 82%, 41% — CMYK 90%, 36%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #137ABE?

Its complement is #BE5713; analogous partners are #13BEAD and #1324BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #137ABE for text?

White text on #137ABE has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.56:1.