Palettes / Colors / #261BEE

#261BEE — Vivid Blue

#261BEE 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 #261BEE 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.

#261BEE 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 #E3EE1B; it also sits naturally between #1B7AEE and #8F1BEE. 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 11% · Blue 93%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #261BEE

.text { color: #261BEE; }
.background { background-color: #261BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #261BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(38, 27, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 86%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #261BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(38, 27, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #261BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(38, 27, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#261BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#261BEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3EE1B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #261BEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #261BEE

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 #261BEE 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 #261BEE 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

← #261BED  ·  #261BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #261BEE?

#261BEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 38, 27, 238). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #261BEE?

#261BEE is RGB 38, 27, 238 — HSL 243°, 86%, 52% — CMYK 84%, 89%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #261BEE?

Its complement is #E3EE1B; analogous partners are #1B7AEE and #8F1BEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #261BEE for text?

White text on #261BEE has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.47:1.