#005cef

Color #005cef

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 17.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-600 #155dfc · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#005cef

RGB

rgb(0, 92, 239)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 100%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 100%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 61.5%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(44.07, 35.5, -79.36)

LCH

lch(44.07, 86.94, 294.1)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.2328, 261.23)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 0%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ef9300

Analogous

#00d4ef

#005cef

#1c00ef

Triadic

#005cef

#ef005c

#5cef00

Split-complementary

#005cef

#ef1c00

#d4ef00

Tetradic

#005cef

#9300ef

#ef9300

#5cef00

Square

#005cef

#ef00d4

#ef9300

#00ef1c

Shades

Color #005cef mixed toward black.

#004dc7

#003d9f

#002e78

#001f50

#000f28

Tints

Color #005cef mixed toward white.

#1d74ff

#4a90ff

#78acff

#a5c7ff

#d2e3ff

Tones

Color #005cef mixed toward gray.

#1461db

#2865c7

#3c6ab3

#506e9f

#64738c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.78:1

White text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3dd7 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#3832d1 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#10c1bc · ΔE 44.5

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 29.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #005cef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#005cef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#005cef (#005cef) is rgb(0, 92, 239) in RGB.

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

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