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#2500FB — Vivid Blue

#2500FB 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 #2500FB 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.

#2500FB 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 #D4FA00; it also sits naturally between #0057FA and #A200FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#2500FB · RGB 37, 0, 251

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Color values

HEX#2500FB
RGB37, 0, 251
HSL249°, 100%, 49%
HSV249°, 100%, 98%
CMYK85%, 100%, 0%, 2%
XYZ18.18, 7.36, 91.73
Yxy7.36, 0.1550, 0.0628
CIE-Lab32.61, 78.54, -105.08
Hunter Lab27.13, 74.75, -190.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 15% · Green 0% · Blue 98%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #2500FB

.text { color: #2500FB; }
.background { background-color: #2500FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #2500FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 0, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #2500FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 0, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #2500FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 0, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #2500FB

#2200E6#1F00CC#1C00B8#18009E#15008A#110070#0E005C#0A0042#07002E#030014

Tints of #2500FB

#3814FF#4929FF#5F42FF#745CFF#8A75FF#9B8AFF#B1A3FF#C7BDFF#D8D1FF#EEEBFF

Tones of #2500FB

#3211E8#3F24D6#4B36C4#5747B3#6459A1#716B8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4FA00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.50:1 AAA
Against black text2.47:1 Fails

Best text color on #2500FB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #2500FB

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 #2500FB: ·

How #2500FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #1515BEDeuteranopia · #171AB0Tritanopia · #238E84

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 · #4F46E5Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBTailwind violet 600 · #7C3AED

Palettes with a similar color

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

Cosmic Canyon
#2D0916 · #2312FE · #5749FB · #53FC7D
Crimson Monsoon
#1A0E0A · #3514FC · #5281F9 · #46FBDF
Cosmic Ruby Breeze
#330D15 · #DBF720 · #241AFC · #FAE119
Serene Monsoon
#07281D · #1416FB · #FA1FE0 · #F9D94B
Palette 4300ff
#4300FF · #0065F8 · #00CAFF · #00FFDE
Hidden Ruby Cinder
#153611 · #4116F9 · #14D8F9 · #F76329

Similar colors

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

#2312FE#3514FC#241AFC#1416FB#4300FF#4116F9#1221FD#0E1FFC#4813F9#2B28F8#4B13FB#411CEA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #2500FA  ·  #2500FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #2500FB?

#2500FB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 37, 0, 251). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #2500FB?

#2500FB is RGB 37, 0, 251 — HSL 249°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 85%, 100%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #2500FB?

Its complement is #D4FA00; analogous partners are #0057FA and #A200FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #2500FB for text?

White text on #2500FB has a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.47:1.