Palettes / Colors / #218CDE

#218CDE — Blue

#218CDE is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#218CDE 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 #DE7321; it also sits naturally between #21DED1 and #212EDE. 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 55% · Blue 87%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #218CDE

.text { color: #218CDE; }
.background { background-color: #218CDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #218CDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(33, 140, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 74%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #218CDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(33, 140, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #218CDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(33, 140, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#218CDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#218CDE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #218CDE

Tints of #218CDE

Tones of #218CDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE7321:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #218CDE: #000000.

How #218CDE 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 #218CDE 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

← #218CDD  ·  #218CDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #218CDE?

#218CDE is Blue, a blue color (RGB 33, 140, 222). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #218CDE?

#218CDE is RGB 33, 140, 222 — HSL 206°, 74%, 50% — CMYK 85%, 37%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #218CDE?

Its complement is #DE7321; analogous partners are #21DED1 and #212EDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #218CDE for text?

Black text on #218CDE has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.58:1.