Palettes / Colors / #309EF3

#309EF3 — Vivid Blue

#309EF3 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#309EF3 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 #F38430; it also sits naturally between #30F3E6 and #303DF3. 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 19% · Green 62% · Blue 95%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #309EF3

.text { color: #309EF3; }
.background { background-color: #309EF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #309EF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(48, 158, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 89%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #309EF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(48, 158, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #309EF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(48, 158, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#309EF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#309EF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #309EF3

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Tones of #309EF3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F38430:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #309EF3: #000000.

How #309EF3 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 #309EF3 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #309EF3?

#309EF3 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 48, 158, 243). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #309EF3?

#309EF3 is RGB 48, 158, 243 — HSL 206°, 89%, 57% — CMYK 80%, 35%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #309EF3?

Its complement is #F38430; analogous partners are #30F3E6 and #303DF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #309EF3 for text?

Black text on #309EF3 has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.