Palettes / Colors / #249BEB

#249BEB — Vivid Blue

#249BEB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#249BEB 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 #EB7324; it also sits naturally between #24EBD7 and #2438EB. 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 14% · Green 61% · Blue 92%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #249BEB

.text { color: #249BEB; }
.background { background-color: #249BEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #249BEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(36, 155, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 83%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #249BEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(36, 155, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #249BEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(36, 155, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#249BEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#249BEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #249BEB

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Tones of #249BEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB7324:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #249BEB: #000000.

How #249BEB 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 #249BEB 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 #249BEB?

#249BEB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 36, 155, 235). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #249BEB?

#249BEB is RGB 36, 155, 235 — HSL 204°, 83%, 53% — CMYK 85%, 34%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #249BEB?

Its complement is #EB7324; analogous partners are #24EBD7 and #2438EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #249BEB for text?

Black text on #249BEB has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.02:1.