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#258EFF — Vivid Blue

#258EFF 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 #258EFF 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.

#258EFF 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 #FF9524; it also sits naturally between #24FBFF and #2724FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#258EFF · RGB 37, 142, 255

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Color values

HEX#258EFF
RGB37, 142, 255
HSL211°, 100%, 57%
HSV211°, 85%, 100%
CMYK85%, 44%, 0%, 0%
XYZ28.49, 26.96, 98.31
Yxy26.96, 0.1853, 0.1753
CIE-Lab58.94, 11.60, -64.10
Hunter Lab51.92, 10.00, -81.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 15% · Green 56% · Blue 100%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #258EFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #258EFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #258EFF

.text { color: #258EFF; }
.background { background-color: #258EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #258EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 142, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 100%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #258EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 142, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #258EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 142, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#258EFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#258EFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #258EFF

#0A81FF#0071EB#0065D1#0059B8#004C9E#003E80#003166#00254D#00162E#000A14

Tints of #258EFF

#3898FF#4DA3FF#61ADFF#75B8FF#8AC2FF#99CAFF#ADD5FF#C2DFFF#D6EAFF#EBF4FF

Tones of #258EFF

#338EF0#438FDF#538FD0#6290C0#7290B1#8291A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF9524:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.29:1 AA large only
Against black text6.39:1 AA

Best text color on #258EFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #258EFF

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 #258EFF: ·

How #258EFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #5253E4Deuteranopia · #4C45DDTritanopia · #2ACEC9

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 blue 500 · #3B82F6Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #258EFF rather than the exact color:

Frozen Ruby
#2391FF · #FFF83F · #FFCD54 · #F70063
Crystal Ruby Orchard
#2A1E0A · #42FB77 · #4AF9FA · #2095F8
Vivid Ruby Bloom
#362F0F · #1C87FD · #E62FFD · #14FCC8
Silent Ruby Cinder
#142209 · #1E98FE · #53FBEC · #F91482
Dusty Ruby Meadow
#260F29 · #1A93FB · #F7FE3D · #1CD0FD
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1

Similar colors

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

#2391FF#2095F8#1C87FD#1E98FE#1A93FB#2196F3#2E99FA#299FFF#2EA0FA#3A86FF#2693E8#359EF8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #258EFE  ·  #258F00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #258EFF?

#258EFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 37, 142, 255). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #258EFF?

#258EFF is RGB 37, 142, 255 — HSL 211°, 100%, 57% — CMYK 85%, 44%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #258EFF?

Its complement is #FF9524; analogous partners are #24FBFF and #2724FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #258EFF for text?

Black text on #258EFF has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.