Palettes / Colors / #4261FA

#4261FA — Vivid Blue

#4261FA 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 #4261FA 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.

#4261FA 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 #FADB42; it also sits naturally between #42BDFA and #7F42FA. 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 26% · Green 38% · Blue 98%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4261FA

.text { color: #4261FA; }
.background { background-color: #4261FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4261FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 97, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4261FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 97, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4261FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 97, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4261FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4261FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FADB42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4261FA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4261FA

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:

How #4261FA 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 #4261FA 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 #4261FA?

#4261FA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 66, 97, 250). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4261FA?

#4261FA is RGB 66, 97, 250 — HSL 230°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 74%, 61%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #4261FA?

Its complement is #FADB42; analogous partners are #42BDFA and #7F42FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4261FA for text?

White text on #4261FA has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.32:1.