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#005ea8 color: Directoire Blue

#005ea8 is rgb(0, 94, 168) in RGB and oklch(47.762% 0.13996 251.271) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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206°
100%

47.8%
0.140
251°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #005ea8

#005ea8 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 251°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.63:1 contrast and black text 3.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Directoire Blue (#0061a8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #005ea8 mixed with white

  1. 005ea8
  2. 2a6eb2
  3. 447ebb
  4. 5c8ec4
  5. 739ecd
  6. 8aaed6
  7. a1bede
  8. b8cee7
  9. cfdeef
  10. e7eff7

Darker: #005ea8 mixed with black

  1. 005ea8
  2. 005192
  3. 00447c
  4. 003767
  5. 002b52
  6. 001f3f
  7. 00142c
  8. 000a1a
  9. 00030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #005ea8 with less saturation

  1. 005ea8
  2. 175fa1
  3. 245f99
  4. 2e5f92
  5. 37608b
  6. 3e5f83
  7. 455f7c
  8. 4c5f74
  9. 525e6d
  10. 575e65

Questions about #005ea8

What color is #005ea8?

#005ea8 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Directoire Blue. In RGB it is rgb(0, 94, 168), in HSL hsl(206.43, 100%, 32.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.762% 0.13996 251.271).

What colors go well with #005ea8?

The complementary color of #005ea8 is #864e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006988 and #524fa9. The triadic partners are #9b3249 and #3f6c00.

Is white or black text more readable on #005ea8?

White text reads better on #005ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and black gives 3.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #005ea8 a warm or cool color?

#005ea8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 251 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.14.