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#147EFC — Vivid Blue

#147EFC 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 #147EFC 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.

#147EFC 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 #FB9313; it also sits naturally between #13F0FB and #1F13FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#147EFC · RGB 20, 126, 252

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Color values

HEX#147EFC
RGB20, 126, 252
HSL213°, 97%, 53%
HSV213°, 92%, 99%
CMYK92%, 50%, 0%, 1%
XYZ25.32, 22.10, 95.03
Yxy22.10, 0.1778, 0.1551
CIE-Lab54.13, 19.43, -70.21
Hunter Lab47.01, 16.65, -92.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 49% · Blue 99%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #147EFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #147EFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #147EFC

.text { color: #147EFC; }
.background { background-color: #147EFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #147EFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 126, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 97%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #147EFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 126, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #147EFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 126, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#147EFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#147EFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #147EFC

#046FF1#0363D8#0358BF#034CA6#024392#023779#012C5F#012046#01152D#000914

Tints of #147EFC

#2787FC#4095FC#54A0FC#68ABFD#81B9FD#96C4FD#AACFFE#BEDBFE#D7E9FE#EBF4FF

Tones of #147EFC

#247DEB#347FDA#4581C9#5582B9#6684A9#768598

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB9313:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.87:1 AA large only
Against black text5.42:1 AA

Best text color on #147EFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #147EFC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #147EFC: ·

How #147EFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #4243DEDeuteranopia · #3C34D6Tritanopia · #19C5C0

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:

Bootstrap primary · #0D6EFDMaterial Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #147EFC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Bloom
#362F0F · #1C87FD · #E62FFD · #14FCC8
Palette 004182
#004182 · #118DF0 · #FBFFA3 · #FF4B68
Ruby Monsoon
#2373F4 · #578EF5 · #65D0F4 · #F2F7A0
Palette 0079ff
#0079FF · #00DFA2 · #F6FA70 · #FF0060
Modern Meadow
#0C457A · #277C7D · #217FEB · #B3E3DF
Dusty Ruby Meadow
#260F29 · #1A93FB · #F7FE3D · #1CD0FD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#1C87FD#118DF0#2373F4#0079FF#217FEB#1A93FB#0D92F4#2283EA#008BFF#2391FF#106EE8#2095F8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #147EFB  ·  #147EFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #147EFC?

#147EFC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 126, 252). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #147EFC?

#147EFC is RGB 20, 126, 252 — HSL 213°, 97%, 53% — CMYK 92%, 50%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #147EFC?

Its complement is #FB9313; analogous partners are #13F0FB and #1F13FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #147EFC for text?

Black text on #147EFC has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.87:1.