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#2500CB — Vivid Blue

#2500CB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #2500CB 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.

#2500CB 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 #A7CC00; it also sits naturally between #0041CC and #8B00CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2500CB · RGB 37, 0, 203

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Color values

HEX#2500CB
RGB37, 0, 203
HSL251°, 100%, 40%
HSV251°, 100%, 80%
CMYK82%, 100%, 0%, 20%
XYZ11.54, 4.71, 56.80
Yxy4.71, 0.1580, 0.0644
CIE-Lab25.88, 67.10, -88.80
Hunter Lab21.69, 59.11, -146.68

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 15% · Green 0% · Blue 80%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #2500CB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #2500CB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #2500CB

.text { color: #2500CB; }
.background { background-color: #2500CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2500CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 0, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 100%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2500CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 0, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2500CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 0, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#2500CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#2500CB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #2500CB

#2200B8#1F00A8#1B0094#180085#150070#11005C#0E004D#0A0038#070029#040014

Tints of #2500CB

#2B00EB#3305FF#4C24FF#613DFF#7A5CFF#937AFF#A894FF#C1B3FF#D5CCFF#EEEBFF

Tones of #2500CB

#2E0EBE#381EAE#412CA0#4A3A92#534884#5D5874

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7CC00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text10.82:1 AAA
Against black text1.94:1 Fails

Best text color on #2500CB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2500CB

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 #2500CB: ·

How #2500CB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #15159ADeuteranopia · #171A8ETritanopia · #23736B

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:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #2500CB rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Summit
#235EE8 · #2314D2 · #7524D7 · #A613C4
Velvet Ruby Harbor
#1667AF · #1610CB · #8C12E1 · #DE12BF
Royal Cascade
#2D13C1 · #6637EB · #BEDB16 · #E7F0A6
Royal Solace
#52DCD2 · #186CC0 · #2518BF · #5F1984
Serene Ruby Saffron
#0A4C86 · #132D93 · #301AC9 · #721CD8
Crystal Monsoon
#28C7C1 · #186BE0 · #3A14C7 · #841A99

Similar colors

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

#2314D2#1610CB#2D13C1#2518BF#301AC9#3A14C7#261CC1#2117B8#1D1DCD#1B1BC1#1F06AC#1719BC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2500CA  ·  #2500CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2500CB?

#2500CB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 37, 0, 203). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2500CB?

#2500CB is RGB 37, 0, 203 — HSL 251°, 100%, 40% — CMYK 82%, 100%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #2500CB?

Its complement is #A7CC00; analogous partners are #0041CC and #8B00CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2500CB for text?

White text on #2500CB has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.94:1.