Palettes / Colors / #142BC2

#142BC2 — Vivid Blue

#142BC2 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #142BC2 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.

#142BC2 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 #C2AB14; it also sits naturally between #1482C2 and #5414C2. 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 17% · Blue 76%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #142BC2

.text { color: #142BC2; }
.background { background-color: #142BC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #142BC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 43, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(232, 81%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #142BC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 43, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #142BC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 43, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#142BC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#142BC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #142BC2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2AB14:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #142BC2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #142BC2

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 #142BC2 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 #142BC2 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 #142BC2?

#142BC2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 43, 194). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #142BC2?

#142BC2 is RGB 20, 43, 194 — HSL 232°, 81%, 42% — CMYK 90%, 78%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #142BC2?

Its complement is #C2AB14; analogous partners are #1482C2 and #5414C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #142BC2 for text?

White text on #142BC2 has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.15:1.