Palettes / Colors / #145EAE

#145EAE — Vivid Blue

#145EAE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #145EAE 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.

#145EAE 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 #AD6314; it also sits naturally between #14ABAD and #1714AD. 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 37% · Blue 68%

Cyan 89% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #145EAE

.text { color: #145EAE; }
.background { background-color: #145EAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #145EAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 94, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 79%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #145EAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 94, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #145EAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 94, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#145EAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#145EAE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AD6314:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #145EAE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #145EAE

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 #145EAE 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 #145EAE 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

← #145EAD  ·  #145EAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #145EAE?

#145EAE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 94, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #145EAE?

#145EAE is RGB 20, 94, 174 — HSL 211°, 79%, 38% — CMYK 89%, 46%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #145EAE?

Its complement is #AD6314; analogous partners are #14ABAD and #1714AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #145EAE for text?

White text on #145EAE has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.24:1.