#005ab5

Color #005ab5

A vivid, highly saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 18.78 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#005ab5

RGB

rgb(0, 90, 181)

HSL

hsl(210.2, 100%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.2, 100%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 50.3%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(38.98, 13.81, -54.33)

LCH

lch(38.98, 56.06, 284.26)

OKLCH

oklch(47.8%, 0.1617, 255.75)

HWB

hwb(210.2, 0%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b55b00

Analogous

#00b4b5

#005ab5

#0100b5

Triadic

#005ab5

#b5005a

#5ab500

Split-complementary

#005ab5

#b50100

#b4b500

Tetradic

#005ab5

#5b00b5

#b55b00

#5ab500

Square

#005ab5

#b500b4

#b55b00

#00b501

Shades

Color #005ab5 mixed toward black.

#004b97

#003c79

#002d5b

#001e3c

#000f1e

Tints

Color #005ab5 mixed toward white.

#0075ec

#2491ff

#5bacff

#91c8ff

#c8e3ff

Tones

Color #005ab5 mixed toward gray.

#0f5aa6

#1e5a97

#2d5a88

#3c5a79

#4b5a6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3ca5 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#3731a1 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#109693 · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #005ab5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#005ab5]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#005ab5 (#005ab5) is rgb(0, 90, 181) in RGB.

No, #005ab5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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