Palettes / Colors / #005CB3

#005CB3 — Vivid Blue

#005CB3 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#005CB3 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 #B35600; it also sits naturally between #00B3B0 and #0003B3. 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 36% · Blue 70%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

Previews

CSS code for #005CB3

.text { color: #005CB3; }
.background { background-color: #005CB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #005CB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 92, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 100%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #005CB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 92, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #005CB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 92, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#005CB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#005CB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #005CB3

Tints of #005CB3

Tones of #005CB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B35600:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #005CB3: #FFFFFF.

How #005CB3 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 #005CB3 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #005CB3?

#005CB3 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 92, 179). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #005CB3?

#005CB3 is RGB 0, 92, 179 — HSL 209°, 100%, 35% — CMYK 100%, 49%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #005CB3?

Its complement is #B35600; analogous partners are #00B3B0 and #0003B3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #005CB3 for text?

White text on #005CB3 has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.18:1.