What color is #0055DD?

#0055DD is a vivid azure known as Frosted Blueberries. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frosted Blueberries?

The RGB value is 0, 85, 221: 0 red, 85 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frosted Blueberries?

The complementary color is #DD8800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0055DD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frosted Blueberries color: hex code #0055DD

#0055DD rgb(0, 85, 221)

Shades of blue

Frosted Blueberries has the hex code #0055DD. It is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 33.3% green and 86.7% blue (0, 85, 221).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

Frosted Blueberries (#0055DD) color codes

HEX	`#0055DD`
RGB	`rgb(0, 85, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 33.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 100%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 62%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.76, 33.11, -74.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.76, 81.6, 293.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.295, 11.715, 69.795)`
Decimal	`21981`
Short hex	`#05D`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frosted Blueberries, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0055DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0055DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0055DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0055dd; }
.text { color: #0055dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0055dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 85 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0055dd, #1900dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0055DD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0055DD?: #0055DD is a vivid azure known as Frosted Blueberries. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frosted Blueberries?: The RGB value is 0, 85, 221: 0 red, 85 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frosted Blueberries?: The complementary color is #DD8800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0055DD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.