Palettes / Colors / #41BCED

#41BCED — Vivid Blue

#41BCED is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the blue family.

#41BCED 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 #ED7140; it also sits naturally between #40EDC8 and #4065ED. 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 25% · Green 74% · Blue 93%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #41BCED

.text { color: #41BCED; }
.background { background-color: #41BCED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #41BCED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(65, 188, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 83%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #41BCED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(65, 188, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #41BCED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(65, 188, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#41BCED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#41BCED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #41BCED

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Tones of #41BCED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ED7140:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #41BCED: #000000.

How #41BCED 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 #41BCED 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 #41BCED?

#41BCED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 65, 188, 237). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #41BCED?

#41BCED is RGB 65, 188, 237 — HSL 197°, 83%, 59% — CMYK 73%, 21%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #41BCED?

Its complement is #ED7140; analogous partners are #40EDC8 and #4065ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #41BCED for text?

Black text on #41BCED has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.