Palettes / Colors / #005FA7

#005FA7 — Vivid Blue

#005FA7 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

#005FA7 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 #A84900; it also sits naturally between #00A89D and #000BA8. 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 65%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #005FA7

.text { color: #005FA7; }
.background { background-color: #005FA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #005FA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 95, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #005FA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 95, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #005FA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 95, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#005FA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#005FA7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #005FA7

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Tones of #005FA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A84900:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #005FA7: #FFFFFF.

How #005FA7 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 #005FA7 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 #005FA7?

#005FA7 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 95, 167). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #005FA7?

#005FA7 is RGB 0, 95, 167 — HSL 206°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 100%, 43%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #005FA7?

Its complement is #A84900; analogous partners are #00A89D and #000BA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #005FA7 for text?

White text on #005FA7 has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.19:1.