Palettes / Colors / #1982C7

#1982C7 — Vivid Blue

#1982C7 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 #1982C7 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.

#1982C7 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 #C85F19; it also sits naturally between #19C8B6 and #192AC8. 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 10% · Green 51% · Blue 78%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #1982C7

.text { color: #1982C7; }
.background { background-color: #1982C7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #1982C7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(25, 130, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 78%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #1982C7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(25, 130, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #1982C7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(25, 130, 199, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#1982C7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#1982C7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C85F19:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #1982C7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #1982C7

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 #1982C7 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 #1982C7 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

← #1982C6  ·  #1982C8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #1982C7?

#1982C7 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 25, 130, 199). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #1982C7?

#1982C7 is RGB 25, 130, 199 — HSL 204°, 78%, 44% — CMYK 87%, 35%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #1982C7?

Its complement is #C85F19; analogous partners are #19C8B6 and #192AC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #1982C7 for text?

Black text on #1982C7 has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.15:1.