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#055EE9

#055ee9 ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#055ee9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.85% cyan, 59.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 216.58°, with 95.8% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.1392

Complementary

  1. #055ee9
  2. #e99005

Split complementary

  1. #055ee9
  2. #e91e05
  3. #d0e905

Analogous

  1. #05d0e9
  2. #055ee9
  3. #1e05e9

Triadic

  1. #055ee9
  2. #e9055e
  3. #5ee905

Tetradic

  1. #055ee9
  2. #9005e9
  3. #e99005
  4. #5ee905

Square

  1. #055ee9
  2. #e905d0
  3. #e99005
  4. #05e91e

Monochromatic

  1. #022253
  2. #03409e
  3. #055ee9
  4. #4089fb
  5. #8bb7fd

Shades

#055ee9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #055ee9
  2. #0555d2
  3. #044bba
  4. #0442a3
  5. #03388c
  6. #032f75
  7. #02265d
  8. #021c46
  9. #01132f
  10. #010917
  11. #000000

Tints

#055ee9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #055ee9
  2. #1e6eeb
  3. #377eed
  4. #508ef0
  5. #699ef2
  6. #82aff4
  7. #9bbff6
  8. #b4cff8
  9. #cddffb
  10. #e6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#055ee9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #055ee9
  2. #1161df
  3. #1e65d4
  4. #2a68ca
  5. #366cbf
  6. #436fb5
  7. #4f72aa
  8. #5b76a0
  9. #677995
  10. #747d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5264ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fe7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-055ee9 {
  color: #055ee9;
}
Background
.bg-055ee9 {
  background-color: #055ee9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-055ee9 {
  border: 2px solid #055ee9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #055ee9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 94 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-055ee9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #055ee9, #1e05e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-055ee9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 94 233 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.24 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.86 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.74 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.95 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.78 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.97 #faa116 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#055ee9  rgb(5, 94, 233)  hsl(217, 96%, 47%)  Royal Blue
#e99005  rgb(233, 144, 5)  hsl(37, 96%, 47%)  Carrot Orange
#e9055e  rgb(233, 5, 94)  hsl(337, 96%, 47%)  Raspberry
#5ee905  rgb(94, 233, 5)  hsl(97, 96%, 47%)  Lawn Green