Palettes / Colors / #005EFF

#005EFF — Vivid Blue

#005EFF is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

#005EFF 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 #FFA200; it also sits naturally between #00DDFF and #2200FF. 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 37% · Blue 100%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #005EFF

.text { color: #005EFF; }
.background { background-color: #005EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #005EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 94, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #005EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 94, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #005EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 94, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #005EFF

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Tones of #005EFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFA200:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #005EFF: #FFFFFF.

How #005EFF 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 #005EFF 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 #005EFF?

#005EFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 94, 255). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #005EFF?

#005EFF is RGB 0, 94, 255 — HSL 218°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 100%, 63%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #005EFF?

Its complement is #FFA200; analogous partners are #00DDFF and #2200FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #005EFF for text?

White text on #005EFF has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.05:1.