Palettes / Colors / #2020EE

#2020EE — Vivid Blue

#2020EE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#2020EE 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 #EEEE20; it also sits naturally between #2087EE and #8720EE. 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 13% · Blue 93%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2020EE

.text { color: #2020EE; }
.background { background-color: #2020EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2020EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(32, 32, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 86%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2020EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(32, 32, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2020EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(32, 32, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2020EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2020EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2020EE

Tints of #2020EE

Tones of #2020EE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEE20:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2020EE: #FFFFFF.

How #2020EE 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 #2020EE 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

← #2020ED  ·  #2020EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2020EE?

#2020EE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 32, 32, 238). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2020EE?

#2020EE is RGB 32, 32, 238 — HSL 240°, 86%, 53% — CMYK 87%, 87%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #2020EE?

Its complement is #EEEE20; analogous partners are #2087EE and #8720EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2020EE for text?

White text on #2020EE has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.50:1.