Palettes / Colors / #451CFE

#451CFE — Vivid Blue

#451CFE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Blue (#0000FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blue (#0000FF) — not an exact match. CSS blue gives you #0000FF, a different color; use #451CFE 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.

#451CFE 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 #D4FE1B; it also sits naturally between #1B63FE and #B61BFE. 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 27% · Green 11% · Blue 100%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #451CFE

.text { color: #451CFE; }
.background { background-color: #451CFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #451CFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 28, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 99%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #451CFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 28, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #451CFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 28, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#451CFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#451CFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #451CFE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4FE1B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #451CFE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #451CFE

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 #451CFE 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 #451CFE 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

← #451CFD  ·  #451CFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #451CFE?

#451CFE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 69, 28, 254). Its closest standard named color is Blue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #451CFE?

#451CFE is RGB 69, 28, 254 — HSL 251°, 99%, 55% — CMYK 73%, 89%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #451CFE?

Its complement is #D4FE1B; analogous partners are #1B63FE and #B61BFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #451CFE for text?

White text on #451CFE has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.85:1.