Palettes / Colors / #2201A7

#2201A7 — Vivid Blue

#2201A7 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

#2201A7 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 #86A701; it also sits naturally between #0133A7 and #7501A7. 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 0% · Blue 65%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #2201A7

.text { color: #2201A7; }
.background { background-color: #2201A7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2201A7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(34, 1, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 99%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2201A7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(34, 1, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2201A7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(34, 1, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2201A7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2201A7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2201A7

Tints of #2201A7

Tones of #2201A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #86A701:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #2201A7: #FFFFFF.

How #2201A7 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 #2201A7 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

← #2201A6  ·  #2201A8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2201A7?

#2201A7 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 34, 1, 167). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2201A7?

#2201A7 is RGB 34, 1, 167 — HSL 252°, 99%, 33% — CMYK 80%, 99%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #2201A7?

Its complement is #86A701; analogous partners are #0133A7 and #7501A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2201A7 for text?

White text on #2201A7 has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.63:1.