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#005AAA

#005aaa ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#005aaa is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 35.29% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 208.24°, with 100% saturation and 33.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.1021

Complementary

  1. #005aaa
  2. #aa5000

Split complementary

  1. #005aaa
  2. #aa0005
  3. #aaa500

Analogous

  1. #00aaa5
  2. #005aaa
  3. #0005aa

Triadic

  1. #005aaa
  2. #aa005a
  3. #5aaa00

Tetradic

  1. #005aaa
  2. #5000aa
  3. #aa5000
  4. #5aaa00

Square

  1. #005aaa
  2. #a500aa
  3. #aa5000
  4. #05aa00

Monochromatic

  1. #000b14
  2. #00315d
  3. #005aaa
  4. #0082f6
  5. #44a7ff

Shades

#005aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005aaa
  2. #005199
  3. #004888
  4. #003f77
  5. #003666
  6. #002d55
  7. #002444
  8. #001b33
  9. #001222
  10. #000911
  11. #000000

Tints

#005aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005aaa
  2. #1a6bb3
  3. #337bbb
  4. #4d8cc4
  5. #669ccc
  6. #80add5
  7. #99bddd
  8. #b3cee6
  9. #ccdeee
  10. #e6eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005aaa
  2. #0d5ea6
  3. #1a62a2
  4. #26659d
  5. #336999
  6. #406d95
  7. #4d7191
  8. #5a758d
  9. #667888
  10. #737c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465a82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c61ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #215eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00668f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005aaa {
  color: #005aaa;
}
Background
.bg-005aaa {
  background-color: #005aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005aaa {
  border: 2px solid #005aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 90 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 100% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005aaa, #0005aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 90 170 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.25 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.64 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 4.97 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.52 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.87 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.06 #ffa555 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#005aaa  rgb(0, 90, 170)  hsl(208, 100%, 33%)  Lapis Lazuli
#aa5000  rgb(170, 80, 0)  hsl(28, 100%, 33%)  Sienna
#aa005a  rgb(170, 0, 90)  hsl(328, 100%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5aaa00  rgb(90, 170, 0)  hsl(88, 100%, 33%)  Kelly Green