Palettes / Colors / #005F99

#005F99 — Vivid Blue

#005F99 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

#005F99 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 #993B00; it also sits naturally between #009987 and #001299. 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 60%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

Previews

CSS code for #005F99

.text { color: #005F99; }
.background { background-color: #005F99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #005F99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 95, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 100%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #005F99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 95, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #005F99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 95, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#005F99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#005F99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #993B00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #005F99: #FFFFFF.

How #005F99 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 #005F99

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 #005F99?

#005F99 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 95, 153). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #005F99?

#005F99 is RGB 0, 95, 153 — HSL 203°, 100%, 30% — CMYK 100%, 38%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #005F99?

Its complement is #993B00; analogous partners are #009987 and #001299. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #005F99 for text?

White text on #005F99 has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.10:1.