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#055EE3

#055ee3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#055ee3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.8% cyan, 58.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 215.95°, with 95.69% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #055ee3
  2. #e38a05

Split complementary

  1. #055ee3
  2. #e31b05
  3. #cde305

Analogous

  1. #05cde3
  2. #055ee3
  3. #1b05e3

Triadic

  1. #055ee3
  2. #e3055e
  3. #5ee305

Tetradic

  1. #055ee3
  2. #8a05e3
  3. #e38a05
  4. #5ee305

Square

  1. #055ee3
  2. #e305cd
  3. #e38a05
  4. #05e31b

Monochromatic

  1. #02204d
  2. #033f98
  3. #055ee3
  4. #3a87fb
  5. #85b5fc

Shades

#055ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #055ee3
  2. #0555cc
  3. #044bb6
  4. #04429f
  5. #033888
  6. #032f72
  7. #02265b
  8. #021c44
  9. #01132d
  10. #010917
  11. #000000

Tints

#055ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #055ee3
  2. #1e6ee6
  3. #377ee9
  4. #508eeb
  5. #699eee
  6. #82aff1
  7. #9bbff4
  8. #b4cff7
  9. #cddff9
  10. #e6effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#055ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #055ee3
  2. #1161d9
  3. #1e65cf
  4. #2a68c5
  5. #366cbb
  6. #436fb2
  7. #4f72a8
  8. #5b769e
  9. #677994
  10. #747d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5164a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ee1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-055ee3 {
  color: #055ee3;
}
Background
.bg-055ee3 {
  background-color: #055ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-055ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #055ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #055ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 94 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-055ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #055ee3, #1b05e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-055ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 94 227 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.35 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.29 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.27 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.34 #faa11c Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#055ee3  rgb(5, 94, 227)  hsl(216, 96%, 45%)  Royal Blue
#e38a05  rgb(227, 138, 5)  hsl(36, 96%, 45%)  Fulvous
#e3055e  rgb(227, 5, 94)  hsl(336, 96%, 45%)  Ruby
#5ee305  rgb(94, 227, 5)  hsl(96, 96%, 45%)  Lawn Green