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#055EE0

#055ee0 ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#055ee0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 36.86% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.77% cyan, 58.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 215.62°, with 95.63% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#0066cc
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Relative luminance0.1342

Complementary

  1. #055ee0
  2. #e08705

Split complementary

  1. #055ee0
  2. #e01a05
  3. #cbe005

Analogous

  1. #05cbe0
  2. #055ee0
  3. #1a05e0

Triadic

  1. #055ee0
  2. #e0055e
  3. #5ee005

Tetradic

  1. #055ee0
  2. #8705e0
  3. #e08705
  4. #5ee005

Square

  1. #055ee0
  2. #e005cb
  3. #e08705
  4. #05e01a

Monochromatic

  1. #021f4a
  2. #033f95
  3. #055ee0
  4. #3786fb
  5. #82b4fc

Shades

#055ee0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #055ee0
  2. #0555ca
  3. #044bb3
  4. #04429d
  5. #033886
  6. #032f70
  7. #02265a
  8. #021c43
  9. #01132d
  10. #010916
  11. #000000

Tints

#055ee0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #055ee0
  2. #1e6ee3
  3. #377ee6
  4. #508ee9
  5. #699eec
  6. #82aff0
  7. #9bbff3
  8. #b4cff6
  9. #cddff9
  10. #e6effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#055ee0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #055ee0
  2. #1161d6
  3. #1e65cd
  4. #2a68c3
  5. #366cba
  6. #436fb0
  7. #4f72a6
  8. #5b769d
  9. #677993
  10. #747d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5063a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ede ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-055ee0 {
  color: #055ee0;
}
Background
.bg-055ee0 {
  background-color: #055ee0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-055ee0 {
  border: 2px solid #055ee0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #055ee0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 94 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-055ee0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #055ee0, #1a05e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-055ee0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 94 224 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.98 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.13 #faa11f Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#055ee0  rgb(5, 94, 224)  hsl(216, 96%, 45%)  Royal Blue
#e08705  rgb(224, 135, 5)  hsl(36, 96%, 45%)  Fulvous
#e0055e  rgb(224, 5, 94)  hsl(336, 96%, 45%)  Ruby
#5ee005  rgb(94, 224, 5)  hsl(96, 96%, 45%)  Lawn Green