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#147FC2 — Vivid Blue

#147FC2 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 #147FC2 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.

#147FC2 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 #C25714; it also sits naturally between #14C2AE and #1429C2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#147FC2 · RGB 20, 127, 194

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Color values

HEX#147FC2
RGB20, 127, 194
HSL203°, 81%, 42%
HSV203°, 90%, 76%
CMYK90%, 35%, 0%, 24%
XYZ17.62, 19.22, 53.82
Yxy19.22, 0.1943, 0.2120
CIE-Lab50.95, -3.49, -42.71
Hunter Lab43.84, -2.71, -46.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 50% · Blue 76%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #147FC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #147FC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #147FC2

.text { color: #147FC2; }
.background { background-color: #147FC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #147FC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 127, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 81%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #147FC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 127, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #147FC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 127, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#147FC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#147FC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #147FC2

#1273AF#10679D#0F5E8F#0D527D#0B466A#093A58#072D45#062437#041825#020C12

Tints of #147FC2

#178FD9#269EE8#3DA8EB#59B5EE#70BFF0#87C9F2#A3D6F5#BAE0F8#D5ECFB#EDF7FD

Tones of #147FC2

#217CB5#2D7AA9#3A779C#467491#527184#5E6E78

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C25714:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.33:1 AA large only
Against black text4.84:1 AA

Best text color on #147FC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #147FC2

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 #147FC2: ·

How #147FC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4243B2Deuteranopia · #3C34AETritanopia · #19A5A2

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:

Tailwind sky 600 · #0284C7Tailwind cyan 600 · #0891B2Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EB

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #147FC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F6b1ce
#F6B1CE · #1581BF · #3DB6B1 · #CCE5CF
Silent Drift
#11AE94 · #1984C0 · #0B1B9F · #4B109E
Golden Marble
#1886C4 · #74B5EE · #E4651F · #F5D8C9
Tranquil Drift
#1CE678 · #188D87 · #1C7DC5 · #3342DB
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Silent Mirage
#177F43 · #168C84 · #1F79BE · #111783

Similar colors

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

#1581BF#1984C0#1886C4#1C7DC5#1082B7#1F79BE#2078C6#1F84CC#108DC9#1B78B4#1774B5#257CC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #147FC1  ·  #147FC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #147FC2?

#147FC2 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 127, 194). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #147FC2?

#147FC2 is RGB 20, 127, 194 — HSL 203°, 81%, 42% — CMYK 90%, 35%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #147FC2?

Its complement is #C25714; analogous partners are #14C2AE and #1429C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #147FC2 for text?

Black text on #147FC2 has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.