All About Color #055E8A

#055E8A

About #055E8A

#055E8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #055E8A. In RGB it is red 5, green 94, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 93%, lightness 28%; in CMYK it is 96%, 32%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 7.06:1 on white and 2.97:1 on black.

#055E8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet05, 5E, 8A
CMYK96.38%, 31.88%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal5, 94, 138
HSL200°, 93%, 28%
RGB Octal5, 136, 212
HSV (HSB)199.85°, 96.38%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101, 1011110, 10001010
CIE-L*AB37.61, -6.16, -30.83
RGB Percent1.96%, 36.86%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH37.61, 31.44, 258.70
XYZ8.65, 9.87, 25.49
CIE-L*UV37.61, -24.17, -42.71
xyY0.20, 0.22, 9.87
Hunter-Lab31.42, -5.83, -26.11
RYB1.96%, 22.87%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#055E8A on a dark background: contrast 2.97:1, fails WCAG AA.
#055E8A on a light background: contrast 7.06:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #055E8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#055E8A · #089AE2 · #022131 · #8A3105 · #E25108

Analogous palette

#058A31 · #058A74 · #055E8A · #051B8A · #31058A

Triadic palette

#055E8A · #8A055E · #5E8A05 · #089AE2 · #E2089A

Tetradic palette

#055E8A · #74058A · #8A3105 · #1B8A05 · #022131

Monochromatic palette

#011119 · #022B40 · #055E8A · #0890D4 · #30B5F8

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