#005aff

Color #005aff

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 22.63 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 0.9

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Conversions

HEX

#005aff

RGB

rgb(0, 90, 255)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 100%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 64.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(44.98, 42.74, -86.8)

LCH

lch(44.98, 96.75, 296.22)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.2543, 262.2)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 0%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffa500

Analogous

#00daff

#005aff

#2500ff

Triadic

#005aff

#ff005a

#5aff00

Split-complementary

#005aff

#ff2500

#daff00

Tetradic

#005aff

#a500ff

#ffa500

#5aff00

Square

#005aff

#ff00da

#ffa500

#00ff25

Shades

Color #005aff mixed toward black.

#004bd5

#003caa

#002d80

#001e55

#000f2a

Tints

Color #005aff mixed toward white.

#2a76ff

#5591ff

#80adff

#aac8ff

#d5e4ff

Tones

Color #005aff mixed toward gray.

#1560ea

#2a67d5

#406dbf

#5573aa

#6a7995

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3ce5 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#3731de · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#10cdc7 · ΔE 47

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 30.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #005aff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#005aff]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#005aff (#005aff) is rgb(0, 90, 255) in RGB.

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

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