Palettes / Colors / #142AED

#142AED — Vivid Blue

#142AED 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 #142AED 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.

#142AED 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 #EDD712; it also sits naturally between #1295ED and #6A12ED. 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 8% · Green 16% · Blue 93%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #142AED

.text { color: #142AED; }
.background { background-color: #142AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #142AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 42, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 86%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #142AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 42, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #142AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 42, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#142AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#142AED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDD712:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #142AED: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #142AED

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 #142AED 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 #142AED 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 #142AED?

#142AED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 42, 237). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #142AED?

#142AED is RGB 20, 42, 237 — HSL 234°, 86%, 50% — CMYK 92%, 82%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #142AED?

Its complement is #EDD712; analogous partners are #1295ED and #6A12ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #142AED for text?

White text on #142AED has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.58:1.