Palettes / Colors / #059EEA

#059EEA — Vivid Blue

#059EEA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DodgerBlue (#1E90FF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dodgerblue (#1E90FF) — not an exact match. CSS dodgerblue gives you #1E90FF, a different color; use #059EEA 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.

#059EEA 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 #EB5105; it also sits naturally between #05EBC5 and #052BEB. 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 2% · Green 62% · Blue 92%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #059EEA

.text { color: #059EEA; }
.background { background-color: #059EEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #059EEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 158, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 96%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #059EEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 158, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #059EEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 158, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#059EEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#059EEA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #059EEA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB5105:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #059EEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #059EEA

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 #059EEA 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 #059EEA 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

← #059EE9  ·  #059EEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #059EEA?

#059EEA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 5, 158, 234). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #059EEA?

#059EEA is RGB 5, 158, 234 — HSL 200°, 96%, 47% — CMYK 98%, 32%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #059EEA?

Its complement is #EB5105; analogous partners are #05EBC5 and #052BEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #059EEA for text?

Black text on #059EEA has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.96:1.