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#239DFC — Vivid Blue

#239DFC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dodgerblue (#1E90FF) — not an exact match. CSS dodgerblue gives you #1E90FF, a different color; use #239DFC 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.

#239DFC 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 #FC8022; it also sits naturally between #22FCED and #2230FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#239DFC · RGB 35, 157, 252

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Color values

HEX#239DFC
RGB35, 157, 252
HSL206°, 97%, 56%
HSV206°, 86%, 99%
CMYK86%, 38%, 0%, 1%
XYZ30.32, 31.50, 96.58
Yxy31.50, 0.1914, 0.1989
CIE-Lab62.93, 1.44, -56.08
Hunter Lab56.12, 1.23, -68.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 14% · Green 62% · Blue 99%

Cyan 86% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #239DFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #239DFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #239DFC

.text { color: #239DFC; }
.background { background-color: #239DFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #239DFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(35, 157, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 97%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #239DFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(35, 157, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #239DFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(35, 157, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#239DFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#239DFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #239DFC

#0992FB#0484E7#0373C9#0365B0#025697#02487E#023A64#012846#011A2D#000C14

Tints of #239DFC

#36A6FC#4AAFFC#5EB8FD#72C1FD#86CAFD#9BD3FD#AFDBFE#C3E4FE#D7EDFE#EBF6FF

Tones of #239DFC

#329BEC#4199DC#5197CD#6095BE#6F93AE#7F919F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FC8022:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.88:1 Fails
Against black text7.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #239DFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #239DFC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #239DFC: ·

How #239DFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #5859E5Deuteranopia · #5148DFTritanopia · #29D3CF

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:

Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Material Light Blue 500 · #03A9F4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #239DFC rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Voyage
#07230A · #299FFF · #FD7E39 · #7226FE
Silent Ruby Cinder
#142209 · #1E98FE · #53FBEC · #F91482
Crystal Ruby Orchard
#2A1E0A · #42FB77 · #4AF9FA · #2095F8
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Lucky Harbor
#0B3518 · #FA461D · #2EA0FA · #5737FD
Modern Ruby Ember
#190825 · #2E99FA · #FDCB36 · #48FDAF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#299FFF#1E98FE#2095F8#2196F3#2EA0FA#2E99FA#2391FF#1A93FB#359EF8#11A9FD#30AFFF#2693E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #239DFB  ·  #239DFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #239DFC?

#239DFC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 35, 157, 252). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #239DFC?

#239DFC is RGB 35, 157, 252 — HSL 206°, 97%, 56% — CMYK 86%, 38%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #239DFC?

Its complement is #FC8022; analogous partners are #22FCED and #2230FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #239DFC for text?

Black text on #239DFC has a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.88:1.