Palettes / Colors / #281AEA

#281AEA — Vivid Blue

#281AEA 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 #281AEA 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.

#281AEA 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 #DCEA1A; it also sits naturally between #1A74EA and #901AEA. 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 16% · Green 10% · Blue 92%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #281AEA

.text { color: #281AEA; }
.background { background-color: #281AEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #281AEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 26, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 83%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #281AEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 26, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #281AEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 26, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#281AEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#281AEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEA1A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #281AEA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #281AEA

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 #281AEA 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 #281AEA 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

← #281AE9  ·  #281AEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #281AEA?

#281AEA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 40, 26, 234). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #281AEA?

#281AEA is RGB 40, 26, 234 — HSL 244°, 83%, 51% — CMYK 83%, 89%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #281AEA?

Its complement is #DCEA1A; analogous partners are #1A74EA and #901AEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #281AEA for text?

White text on #281AEA has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.43:1.