Palettes / Colors / #290DFD

#290DFD — Vivid Blue

#290DFD 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 #290DFD 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.

#290DFD 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 #E1FD0D; it also sits naturally between #0D69FD and #A10DFD. 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 5% · Blue 99%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #290DFD

.text { color: #290DFD; }
.background { background-color: #290DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #290DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(41, 13, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 98%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #290DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(41, 13, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #290DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(41, 13, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#290DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#290DFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1FD0D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #290DFD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #290DFD

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 #290DFD 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 #290DFD 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

← #290DFC  ·  #290DFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #290DFD?

#290DFD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 41, 13, 253). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #290DFD?

#290DFD is RGB 41, 13, 253 — HSL 247°, 98%, 52% — CMYK 84%, 95%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #290DFD?

Its complement is #E1FD0D; analogous partners are #0D69FD and #A10DFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #290DFD for text?

White text on #290DFD has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.57:1.