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#299FFC — Vivid Blue

#299FFC 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 #299FFC 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.

#299FFC 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 #FC8327; it also sits naturally between #27FCEE and #2735FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#299FFC · RGB 41, 159, 252

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Color values

HEX#299FFC
RGB41, 159, 252
HSL206°, 97%, 57%
HSV206°, 84%, 99%
CMYK84%, 37%, 0%, 1%
XYZ30.88, 32.30, 96.70
Yxy32.30, 0.1932, 0.2020
CIE-Lab63.59, 0.69, -55.03
Hunter Lab56.83, 0.60, -66.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 16% · Green 62% · Blue 99%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #299FFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #299FFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #299FFC

.text { color: #299FFC; }
.background { background-color: #299FFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #299FFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(41, 159, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 97%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #299FFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(41, 159, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #299FFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(41, 159, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#299FFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#299FFC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #299FFC

#0E94FB#0484E7#0376CE#0368B5#02599C#02487E#023A64#012B4B#011A2D#000C14

Tints of #299FFC

#3BA8FC#4FB1FC#63BAFD#77C3FD#8BCCFD#9BD3FD#AFDBFE#C3E4FE#D7EDFE#EBF6FF

Tones of #299FFC

#369DEC#469BDD#5599CE#6397BF#7395B0#8293A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FC8327:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.82:1 Fails
Against black text7.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #299FFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #299FFC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #299FFC: ·

How #299FFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #5C5DE5Deuteranopia · #554CE0Tritanopia · #2FD4D0

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:

Material Blue 500 · #2196F3Tailwind sky 500 · #0EA5E9Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #299FFC rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Voyage
#07230A · #299FFF · #FD7E39 · #7226FE
Lucky Harbor
#0B3518 · #FA461D · #2EA0FA · #5737FD
Modern Ruby Ember
#190825 · #2E99FA · #FDCB36 · #48FDAF
Gentle Breeze
#16071A · #37F855 · #437DFA · #359EF8
Silent Ruby Cinder
#142209 · #1E98FE · #53FBEC · #F91482
Crystal Ruby Orchard
#2A1E0A · #42FB77 · #4AF9FA · #2095F8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#299FFF#2EA0FA#2E99FA#359EF8#1E98FE#2095F8#2196F3#2391FF#30AFFF#3A9AFF#39A7FF#1A93FB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #299FFB  ·  #299FFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #299FFC?

#299FFC is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 41, 159, 252). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #299FFC?

#299FFC is RGB 41, 159, 252 — HSL 206°, 97%, 57% — CMYK 84%, 37%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #299FFC?

Its complement is #FC8327; analogous partners are #27FCEE and #2735FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #299FFC for text?

Black text on #299FFC has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.