Palettes / Colors / #201E8A

#201E8A — Blue

#201E8A is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #201E8A 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.

#201E8A 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 #888A1E; it also sits naturally between #1E528A and #561E8A. 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 12% · Blue 54%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #201E8A

.text { color: #201E8A; }
.background { background-color: #201E8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #201E8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 30, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 64%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #201E8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 30, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #201E8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 30, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#201E8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#201E8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #201E8A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #888A1E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #201E8A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #201E8A

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 #201E8A 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 #201E8A 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

← #201E89  ·  #201E8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #201E8A?

#201E8A is Blue, a blue color (RGB 32, 30, 138). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #201E8A?

#201E8A is RGB 32, 30, 138 — HSL 241°, 64%, 33% — CMYK 77%, 78%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #201E8A?

Its complement is #888A1E; analogous partners are #1E528A and #561E8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #201E8A for text?

White text on #201E8A has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.61:1.