#005FE9

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #005FE9

The precise color #005FE9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Royalblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 0 red, 95 green, and 233 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 59% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#005FE9
RGB0, 95, 233
HSL215.5°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK100%, 59%, 0%, 9%
HSV215.5°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB44.3, 31.3, -75.6
XYZ18.8, 14.1, 78.8
Decimal24553

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.81:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.24:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #005FE9; }
.text-color { color: #005FE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #005FE9; }

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