Palettes / Colors / #259BEE

#259BEE — Vivid Blue

#259BEE 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 #259BEE 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.

#259BEE 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 #EF7925; it also sits naturally between #25EFDE and #2536EF. 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 15% · Green 61% · Blue 93%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #259BEE

.text { color: #259BEE; }
.background { background-color: #259BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #259BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(37, 155, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 86%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #259BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(37, 155, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #259BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(37, 155, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#259BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#259BEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF7925:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #259BEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #259BEE

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:

How #259BEE 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 #259BEE 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

← #259BED  ·  #259BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #259BEE?

#259BEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 37, 155, 238). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #259BEE?

#259BEE is RGB 37, 155, 238 — HSL 205°, 86%, 54% — CMYK 84%, 35%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #259BEE?

Its complement is #EF7925; analogous partners are #25EFDE and #2536EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #259BEE for text?

Black text on #259BEE has a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.00:1.