Palettes / Colors / #2018FB

#2018FB — Vivid Blue

#2018FB 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 #2018FB 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.

#2018FB 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 #F4FB18; it also sits naturally between #1882FB and #9118FB. 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 9% · Blue 98%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 90% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2018FB

.text { color: #2018FB; }
.background { background-color: #2018FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2018FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 24, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 97%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2018FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 24, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2018FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 24, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2018FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2018FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2018FB

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Tones of #2018FB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4FB18:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2018FB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2018FB

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 #2018FB 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 #2018FB 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

← #2018FA  ·  #2018FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2018FB?

#2018FB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 32, 24, 251). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2018FB?

#2018FB is RGB 32, 24, 251 — HSL 242°, 97%, 54% — CMYK 87%, 90%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #2018FB?

Its complement is #F4FB18; analogous partners are #1882FB and #9118FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2018FB for text?

White text on #2018FB has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.59:1.