What color is #0055EE?

#0055EE is a vivid azure known as Opulent Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Opulent Blue?

The RGB value is 0, 85, 238: 0 red, 85 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Opulent Blue?

The complementary color is #EE9900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0055EE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Opulent Blue color: hex code #0055EE

#0055EE rgb(0, 85, 238)

Shades of blue

Opulent Blue has the hex code #0055EE. It is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 33.3% green and 93.3% blue (0, 85, 238).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

Opulent Blue (#0055EE) color codes

HEX	`#0055EE`
RGB	`rgb(0, 85, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 33.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 64%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.26, 39.57, -81.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.26, 90.83, 295.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.676, 12.667, 82.333)`
Decimal	`21998`
Short hex	`#05E`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Opulent Blue, 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 #0055EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0055EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #0055EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0055ee; }
.text { color: #0055ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0055ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 85 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0055ee, #2200ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0055EE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0055EE?: #0055EE is a vivid azure known as Opulent Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Opulent Blue?: The RGB value is 0, 85, 238: 0 red, 85 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Opulent Blue?: The complementary color is #EE9900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0055EE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.