Palettes / Colors / #281DFC

#281DFC — Vivid Blue

#281DFC is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#281DFC 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 #F0FC1D; it also sits naturally between #1D81FC and #971DFC. 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 11% · Blue 99%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 88% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #281DFC

.text { color: #281DFC; }
.background { background-color: #281DFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #281DFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 29, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 97%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #281DFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 29, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #281DFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 29, 252, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0FC1D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #281DFC: #FFFFFF.

How #281DFC 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 #281DFC 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

← #281DFB  ·  #281DFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #281DFC?

#281DFC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 40, 29, 252). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #281DFC?

#281DFC is RGB 40, 29, 252 — HSL 243°, 97%, 55% — CMYK 84%, 88%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #281DFC?

Its complement is #F0FC1D; analogous partners are #1D81FC and #971DFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #281DFC for text?

White text on #281DFC has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.67:1.