Palettes / Colors / #0055FF

#0055FF — Vivid Blue

#0055FF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#0055FF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FFAA00; it also sits naturally between #00D5FF and #2B00FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 0% · Green 33% · Blue 100%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #0055FF

.text { color: #0055FF; }
.background { background-color: #0055FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0055FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 85, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0055FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 85, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0055FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 85, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0055FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0055FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #0055FF

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Tones of #0055FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFAA00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0055FF: #FFFFFF.

How #0055FF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #0055FF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #0055FE  ·  #005600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #0055FF?

#0055FF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 85, 255). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0055FF?

#0055FF is RGB 0, 85, 255 — HSL 220°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 100%, 67%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #0055FF?

Its complement is #FFAA00; analogous partners are #00D5FF and #2B00FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0055FF for text?

White text on #0055FF has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.74:1.