Palettes / Colors / #05BCFE

#05BCFE — Vivid Blue

#05BCFE is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #05BCFE 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.

#05BCFE 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 #FE4806; it also sits naturally between #06FEC4 and #0640FE. 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 74% · Blue 100%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #05BCFE

.text { color: #05BCFE; }
.background { background-color: #05BCFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #05BCFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(5, 188, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 99%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #05BCFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(5, 188, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #05BCFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(5, 188, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#05BCFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#05BCFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FE4806:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #05BCFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #05BCFE

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 #05BCFE 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 #05BCFE 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

← #05BCFD  ·  #05BCFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #05BCFE?

#05BCFE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 5, 188, 254). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #05BCFE?

#05BCFE is RGB 5, 188, 254 — HSL 196°, 99%, 51% — CMYK 98%, 26%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #05BCFE?

Its complement is #FE4806; analogous partners are #06FEC4 and #0640FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #05BCFE for text?

Black text on #05BCFE has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.