Palettes / Colors / #005FC9

#005FC9 — Vivid Blue

#005FC9 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #005FC9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#005FC9 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 #C76A00; it also sits naturally between #00C0C7 and #0700C7. 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 79%

Cyan 100% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #005FC9

.text { color: #005FC9; }
.background { background-color: #005FC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #005FC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(0, 95, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 100%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #005FC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(0, 95, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #005FC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(0, 95, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#005FC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#005FC9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #005FC9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C76A00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #005FC9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #005FC9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #005FC9 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 #005FC9 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 #005FC9?

#005FC9 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 0, 95, 201). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #005FC9?

#005FC9 is RGB 0, 95, 201 — HSL 212°, 100%, 39% — CMYK 100%, 53%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #005FC9?

Its complement is #C76A00; analogous partners are #00C0C7 and #0700C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #005FC9 for text?

White text on #005FC9 has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.48:1.