Palettes / Colors / #005FAE

#005FAE — Vivid Blue

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

#005FAE 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 #AD4E00; it also sits naturally between #00ADA5 and #0009AD. 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 68%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #005FAE

.text { color: #005FAE; }
.background { background-color: #005FAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #005FAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 95, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 100%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #005FAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 95, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #005FAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 95, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #005FAE

Tints of #005FAE

Tones of #005FAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AD4E00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #005FAE: #FFFFFF.

How #005FAE 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 #005FAE 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 #005FAE?

#005FAE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 95, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #005FAE?

#005FAE is RGB 0, 95, 174 — HSL 207°, 100%, 34% — CMYK 100%, 45%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #005FAE?

Its complement is #AD4E00; analogous partners are #00ADA5 and #0009AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #005FAE for text?

White text on #005FAE has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.25:1.