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#374BFB — Vivid Blue

#374BFB is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #374BFB 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.

#374BFB 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 #FBE737; it also sits naturally between #37ADFB and #8537FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#374BFB · RGB 55, 75, 251

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Color values

HEX#374BFB
RGB55, 75, 251
HSL234°, 96%, 60%
HSV234°, 78%, 98%
CMYK78%, 70%, 0%, 2%
XYZ21.50, 12.81, 92.61
Yxy12.81, 0.1694, 0.1009
CIE-Lab42.47, 52.63, -88.67
Hunter Lab35.79, 47.27, -135.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 29% · Blue 98%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #374BFB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #374BFB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #374BFB

.text { color: #374BFB; }
.background { background-color: #374BFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #374BFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(55, 75, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 96%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #374BFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(55, 75, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #374BFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(55, 75, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#374BFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#374BFB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #374BFB

#1930FA#051DF5#0419D7#0416BE#0313A0#030F82#020C69#02094B#010632#000214

Tints of #374BFB

#4B5DFB#5A6AFC#6E7CFC#7D8AFC#919CFD#A5AEFD#B4BBFD#C8CDFE#D7DBFE#EBEDFF

Tones of #374BFB

#4556ED#5361DF#616CD1#6F78C3#7D83B5#8B8EA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBE737:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.90:1 AA
Against black text3.56:1 AA large only

Best text color on #374BFB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #374BFB

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 #374BFB: ·

How #374BFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4040D0Deuteranopia · #3F3DC6Tritanopia · #38AFA7

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:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBTailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #374BFB rather than the exact color:

Smoky Petal
#1C0811 · #5CF83B · #3942FE · #20CAFB
Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8
Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED

Similar colors

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

#3942FE#3A55FA#4347F8#3D3BF3#395EF9#2F49E8#3636FD#4C46FA#4D44FE#4F46FF#3B4DE2#3151E3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #374BFA  ·  #374BFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #374BFB?

#374BFB is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 55, 75, 251). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #374BFB?

#374BFB is RGB 55, 75, 251 — HSL 234°, 96%, 60% — CMYK 78%, 70%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #374BFB?

Its complement is #FBE737; analogous partners are #37ADFB and #8537FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #374BFB for text?

White text on #374BFB has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.