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#055EEE

#055eee ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#055eee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.9% cyan, 60.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 217.08°, with 95.88% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #055eee
  2. #ee9505

Split complementary

  1. #055eee
  2. #ee2105
  3. #d3ee05

Analogous

  1. #05d3ee
  2. #055eee
  3. #2105ee

Triadic

  1. #055eee
  2. #ee055e
  3. #5eee05

Tetradic

  1. #055eee
  2. #9505ee
  3. #ee9505
  4. #5eee05

Square

  1. #055eee
  2. #ee05d3
  3. #ee9505
  4. #05ee21

Monochromatic

  1. #022358
  2. #0340a3
  3. #055eee
  4. #448afb
  5. #8fb9fd

Shades

#055eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #055eee
  2. #0555d6
  3. #044bbe
  4. #0442a7
  5. #03388f
  6. #032f77
  7. #02265f
  8. #021c47
  9. #011330
  10. #010918
  11. #000000

Tints

#055eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #055eee
  2. #1e6ef0
  3. #377ef1
  4. #508ef3
  5. #699ef5
  6. #82aff7
  7. #9bbff8
  8. #b4cffa
  9. #cddffc
  10. #e6effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#055eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #055eee
  2. #1161e3
  3. #1e65d8
  4. #2a68cd
  5. #366cc2
  6. #436fb7
  7. #4f72ac
  8. #5b76a1
  9. #677996
  10. #747d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5365af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-055eee {
  color: #055eee;
}
Background
.bg-055eee {
  background-color: #055eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-055eee {
  border: 2px solid #055eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #055eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 94 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-055eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #055eee, #2105ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-055eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 94 238 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.16 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.27 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.51 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.06 #faa111 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#055eee  rgb(5, 94, 238)  hsl(217, 96%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#ee9505  rgb(238, 149, 5)  hsl(37, 96%, 48%)  Carrot Orange
#ee055e  rgb(238, 5, 94)  hsl(337, 96%, 48%)  Raspberry
#5eee05  rgb(94, 238, 5)  hsl(97, 96%, 48%)  Lawn Green