What color is #005FFF?

#005FFF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Bluerocratic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #005FFF?

The RGB value is 0, 95, 255: 0 red, 95 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #005FFF?

The complementary color is #FFA000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #005FFF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#005FFF color

#005FFF rgb(0, 95, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #005FFF is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 37.3% green and 100% blue (0, 95, 255).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Bluerocratic (#1F66FF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#005FFF color codes

HEX	`#005FFF`
RGB	`rgb(0, 95, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 37.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 63%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.18, 39.61, -84.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.18, 93.63, 295.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.136, 15.401, 96.394)`
Decimal	`24575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #005FFF, 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 #005FFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#005FFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #005FFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #005fff; }
.text { color: #005fff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #005fff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 95 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #005fff, #2000ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #005FFF?: #005FFF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Bluerocratic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #005FFF?: The RGB value is 0, 95, 255: 0 red, 95 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #005FFF?: The complementary color is #FFA000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #005FFF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.