Palettes / Colors / #210495

#210495 — Vivid Blue

#210495 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #210495 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.

#210495 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 #789504; it also sits naturally between #042F95 and #6A0495. 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 2% · Blue 58%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #210495

.text { color: #210495; }
.background { background-color: #210495; }
.border { border: 3px solid #210495; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(33, 4, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 95%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #210495; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(33, 4, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #210495; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(33, 4, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#210495">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#210495">Div content here</div>

Shades of #210495

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #789504:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #210495: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #210495

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 #210495 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 #210495 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

← #210494  ·  #210496 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #210495?

#210495 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 33, 4, 149). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #210495?

#210495 is RGB 33, 4, 149 — HSL 252°, 95%, 30% — CMYK 78%, 97%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #210495?

Its complement is #789504; analogous partners are #042F95 and #6A0495. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #210495 for text?

White text on #210495 has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.52:1.