Palettes / Colors / #5D66EA

#5D66EA — Blue

#5D66EA is a blue color we call 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 #5D66EA 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.

#5D66EA 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 #EAE05D; it also sits naturally between #5DADEA and #9A5DEA. 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 36% · Green 40% · Blue 92%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5D66EA

.text { color: #5D66EA; }
.background { background-color: #5D66EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5D66EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(93, 102, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 77%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5D66EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(93, 102, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5D66EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(93, 102, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5D66EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5D66EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE05D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5D66EA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5D66EA

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 #5D66EA 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 #5D66EA 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 #5D66EA?

#5D66EA is Blue, a blue color (RGB 93, 102, 234). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5D66EA?

#5D66EA is RGB 93, 102, 234 — HSL 236°, 77%, 64% — CMYK 60%, 56%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #5D66EA?

Its complement is #EAE05D; analogous partners are #5DADEA and #9A5DEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5D66EA for text?

White text on #5D66EA has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.55:1.