Palettes / Colors / #1495FF

#1495FF — Vivid Blue

#1495FF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#1495FF 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 #FF7E14; it also sits naturally between #14FFF3 and #1420FF. 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 58% · Blue 100%

Cyan 92% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1495FF

.text { color: #1495FF; }
.background { background-color: #1495FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1495FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 149, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 100%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1495FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 149, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1495FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 149, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1495FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1495FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF7E14:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1495FF: #000000.

How #1495FF 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 #1495FF 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

← #1495FE  ·  #149600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1495FF?

#1495FF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 149, 255). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1495FF?

#1495FF is RGB 20, 149, 255 — HSL 207°, 100%, 54% — CMYK 92%, 42%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #1495FF?

Its complement is #FF7E14; analogous partners are #14FFF3 and #1420FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1495FF for text?

Black text on #1495FF has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.