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#375EEE — Vivid Blue

#375EEE 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 #375EEE 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.

#375EEE 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 #EDC635; it also sits naturally between #35B9ED and #6935ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#375EEE · RGB 55, 94, 238

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Color values

HEX#375EEE
RGB55, 94, 238
HSL227°, 84%, 57%
HSV227°, 77%, 93%
CMYK77%, 61%, 0%, 7%
XYZ21.01, 14.99, 82.68
Yxy14.99, 0.1770, 0.1263
CIE-Lab45.62, 36.71, -76.22
Hunter Lab38.72, 31.67, -105.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 37% · Blue 93%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #375EEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #375EEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #375EEE

.text { color: #375EEE; }
.background { background-color: #375EEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #375EEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(55, 94, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 84%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #375EEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(55, 94, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #375EEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(55, 94, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#375EEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#375EEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #375EEE

#1E4AEB#133DD8#1137C0#0F30A9#0D2991#0A2175#081B5E#061446#040C2A#020513

Tints of #375EEE

#486CEF#5B7BF1#6E8AF2#8099F4#93A8F6#A1B4F7#B4C3F8#C7D2FA#D9E1FC#ECF0FD

Tones of #375EEE

#4265E0#506CD3#5D74C6#6A7BB9#7782AC#848A9F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDC635:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.25:1 AA
Against black text4.00:1 AA large only

Best text color on #375EEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #375EEE

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 #375EEE: ·

How #375EEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #4848CBDeuteranopia · #4643C3Tritanopia · #39B0AA

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 blue 600 · #2563EBTailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Tailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #375EEE rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Palette Ffecd6
#FFECD6 · #4CB9E7 · #3559E0 · #0F2167
Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8
Royal Ruby Tempest
#243868 · #306CA5 · #2A5AE5 · #A1DCEF
Smoky Bloom
#7E9BE7 · #4B74DD · #3464DF · #1C3E97
Radiant Ruby Cascade
#3EAE1E · #3A5DDD · #DA2950 · #B5E6A8

Similar colors

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

#395EF9#3559E0#3A55FA#2A5AE5#3464DF#3A5DDD#3153E2#3368FC#3151E3#3E64FF#3572EF#235EE8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #375EED  ·  #375EEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #375EEE?

#375EEE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 55, 94, 238). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #375EEE?

#375EEE is RGB 55, 94, 238 — HSL 227°, 84%, 57% — CMYK 77%, 61%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #375EEE?

Its complement is #EDC635; analogous partners are #35B9ED and #6935ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #375EEE for text?

White text on #375EEE has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.00:1.