Palettes / Colors / #2002DD

#2002DD — Vivid Blue

#2002DD 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 #2002DD 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.

#2002DD 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 #C1DE02; it also sits naturally between #0253DE and #8E02DE. 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 13% · Green 1% · Blue 87%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2002DD

.text { color: #2002DD; }
.background { background-color: #2002DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2002DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 2, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 98%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2002DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 2, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2002DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 2, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2002DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2002DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2002DD

Tints of #2002DD

Tones of #2002DD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1DE02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2002DD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2002DD

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 #2002DD 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 #2002DD 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

← #2002DC  ·  #2002DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2002DD?

#2002DD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 32, 2, 221). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2002DD?

#2002DD is RGB 32, 2, 221 — HSL 248°, 98%, 44% — CMYK 86%, 99%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #2002DD?

Its complement is #C1DE02; analogous partners are #0253DE and #8E02DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2002DD for text?

White text on #2002DD has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.11:1.