Palettes / Colors / #457AED

#457AED — Vivid Blue

#457AED 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 #457AED 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.

#457AED 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 #EDB845; it also sits naturally between #45CEED and #6445ED. 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 48% · Blue 93%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #457AED

.text { color: #457AED; }
.background { background-color: #457AED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #457AED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 122, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 82%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #457AED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 122, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #457AED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 122, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#457AED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#457AED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #457AED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDB845:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #457AED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #457AED

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 #457AED 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 #457AED 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 #457AED?

#457AED is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 69, 122, 237). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #457AED?

#457AED is RGB 69, 122, 237 — HSL 221°, 82%, 60% — CMYK 71%, 49%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #457AED?

Its complement is #EDB845; analogous partners are #45CEED and #6445ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #457AED for text?

Black text on #457AED has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.99:1.