Palettes / Colors / #5974EE

#5974EE — Vivid Blue

#5974EE 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 #5974EE 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.

#5974EE 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 #EED259; it also sits naturally between #59BEEE and #8859EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 45% · Blue 93%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5974EE

.text { color: #5974EE; }
.background { background-color: #5974EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5974EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(89, 116, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 81%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5974EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(89, 116, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5974EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(89, 116, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5974EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5974EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #5974EE

Tints of #5974EE

Tones of #5974EE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EED259:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5974EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5974EE

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 #5974EE 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 #5974EE 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

← #5974ED  ·  #5974EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5974EE?

#5974EE is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 89, 116, 238). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5974EE?

#5974EE is RGB 89, 116, 238 — HSL 229°, 81%, 64% — CMYK 63%, 51%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #5974EE?

Its complement is #EED259; analogous partners are #59BEEE and #8859EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5974EE for text?

Black text on #5974EE has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.07:1.