Palettes / Colors / #005DA8

#005DA8 — Vivid Blue

#005DA8 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

#005DA8 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 #A84C00; it also sits naturally between #00A8A0 and #0008A8. 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 66%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #005DA8

.text { color: #005DA8; }
.background { background-color: #005DA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #005DA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 93, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #005DA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 93, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #005DA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 93, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#005DA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#005DA8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #005DA8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A84C00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #005DA8: #FFFFFF.

How #005DA8 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 #005DA8 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #005DA8?

#005DA8 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 93, 168). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #005DA8?

#005DA8 is RGB 0, 93, 168 — HSL 207°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 100%, 45%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #005DA8?

Its complement is #A84C00; analogous partners are #00A8A0 and #0008A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #005DA8 for text?

White text on #005DA8 has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.13:1.