Palettes / Colors / #149CEB

#149CEB — Vivid Blue

#149CEB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#149CEB 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 #EB6314; it also sits naturally between #14EBCE and #1431EB. 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 61% · Blue 92%

Cyan 91% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #149CEB

.text { color: #149CEB; }
.background { background-color: #149CEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #149CEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(20, 156, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 84%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #149CEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(20, 156, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #149CEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(20, 156, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#149CEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#149CEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #149CEB

Tints of #149CEB

Tones of #149CEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB6314:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #149CEB: #000000.

How #149CEB 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 #149CEB 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 #149CEB?

#149CEB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 20, 156, 235). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #149CEB?

#149CEB is RGB 20, 156, 235 — HSL 202°, 84%, 50% — CMYK 91%, 34%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #149CEB?

Its complement is #EB6314; analogous partners are #14EBCE and #1431EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #149CEB for text?

Black text on #149CEB has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.01:1.