Palettes / Colors / #2139EA

#2139EA — Vivid Blue

#2139EA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #2139EA 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.

#2139EA 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 #EAD21F; it also sits naturally between #1F9CEA and #6D1FEA. 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 22% · Blue 92%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2139EA

.text { color: #2139EA; }
.background { background-color: #2139EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2139EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(33, 57, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 83%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2139EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(33, 57, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2139EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(33, 57, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2139EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2139EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAD21F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2139EA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2139EA

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 #2139EA 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 #2139EA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #2139EA?

#2139EA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 33, 57, 234). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2139EA?

#2139EA is RGB 33, 57, 234 — HSL 233°, 83%, 52% — CMYK 86%, 76%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #2139EA?

Its complement is #EAD21F; analogous partners are #1F9CEA and #6D1FEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2139EA for text?

White text on #2139EA has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.84:1.