Palettes / Colors / #181CDC

#181CDC — Vivid Blue

#181CDC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #181CDC 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.

#181CDC 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 #DCD918; it also sits naturally between #187EDC and #7718DC. 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 9% · Green 11% · Blue 86%

Cyan 89% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #181CDC

.text { color: #181CDC; }
.background { background-color: #181CDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #181CDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(24, 28, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 80%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #181CDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(24, 28, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #181CDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(24, 28, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#181CDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#181CDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #181CDC

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Tones of #181CDC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCD918:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #181CDC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #181CDC

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 #181CDC 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 #181CDC 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

← #181CDB  ·  #181CDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #181CDC?

#181CDC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 24, 28, 220). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #181CDC?

#181CDC is RGB 24, 28, 220 — HSL 239°, 80%, 48% — CMYK 89%, 87%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #181CDC?

Its complement is #DCD918; analogous partners are #187EDC and #7718DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #181CDC for text?

White text on #181CDC has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.24:1.