Palettes / Colors / #059FFF

#059FFF — Vivid Blue

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

#059FFF 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 #FF6505; it also sits naturally between #05FFE2 and #0522FF. 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 100%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #059FFF

.text { color: #059FFF; }
.background { background-color: #059FFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #059FFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 159, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #059FFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 159, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #059FFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 159, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #059FFF

Tints of #059FFF

Tones of #059FFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF6505:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #059FFF: #000000.

How #059FFF 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 #059FFF 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

← #059FFE  ·  #05A000 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #059FFF?

#059FFF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 5, 159, 255). Its closest standard named color is DodgerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #059FFF?

#059FFF is RGB 5, 159, 255 — HSL 203°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 98%, 38%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #059FFF?

Its complement is #FF6505; analogous partners are #05FFE2 and #0522FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #059FFF for text?

Black text on #059FFF has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.83:1.