Palettes / Colors / #0B59EA

#0B59EA — Vivid Blue

#0B59EA 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 #0B59EA 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.

#0B59EA 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 #EA9C0B; it also sits naturally between #0BC8EA and #2C0BEA. 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 4% · Green 35% · Blue 92%

Cyan 95% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #0B59EA

.text { color: #0B59EA; }
.background { background-color: #0B59EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #0B59EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(11, 89, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 91%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #0B59EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(11, 89, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #0B59EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(11, 89, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#0B59EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#0B59EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA9C0B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #0B59EA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #0B59EA

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 #0B59EA 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 #0B59EA 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 #0B59EA?

#0B59EA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 11, 89, 234). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #0B59EA?

#0B59EA is RGB 11, 89, 234 — HSL 219°, 91%, 48% — CMYK 95%, 62%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #0B59EA?

Its complement is #EA9C0B; analogous partners are #0BC8EA and #2C0BEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #0B59EA for text?

White text on #0B59EA has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.63:1.