Palettes / Colors / #2015BC

#2015BC — Vivid Blue

#2015BC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

#2015BC 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 #B1BC15; it also sits naturally between #155DBC and #7415BC. 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 8% · Blue 74%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2015BC

.text { color: #2015BC; }
.background { background-color: #2015BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2015BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 21, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 80%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2015BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 21, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2015BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 21, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2015BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2015BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2015BC

Tints of #2015BC

Tones of #2015BC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1BC15:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2015BC: #FFFFFF.

How #2015BC 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 #2015BC 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

← #2015BB  ·  #2015BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2015BC?

#2015BC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 32, 21, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2015BC?

#2015BC is RGB 32, 21, 188 — HSL 244°, 80%, 41% — CMYK 83%, 89%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #2015BC?

Its complement is #B1BC15; analogous partners are #155DBC and #7415BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2015BC for text?

White text on #2015BC has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.89:1.