Palettes / Colors / #218FFD

#218FFD — Vivid Blue

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

#218FFD 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 #FD8F21; it also sits naturally between #21FDFD and #2121FD. 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 56% · Blue 99%

Cyan 87% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #218FFD

.text { color: #218FFD; }
.background { background-color: #218FFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #218FFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(33, 143, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 98%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #218FFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(33, 143, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #218FFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(33, 143, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #218FFD

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Tones of #218FFD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD8F21:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #218FFD: #000000.

How #218FFD 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 #218FFD 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

← #218FFC  ·  #218FFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #218FFD?

#218FFD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 33, 143, 253). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #218FFD?

#218FFD is RGB 33, 143, 253 — HSL 210°, 98%, 56% — CMYK 87%, 43%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #218FFD?

Its complement is #FD8F21; analogous partners are #21FDFD and #2121FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #218FFD for text?

Black text on #218FFD has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.