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#005ABE closest to Blasphemous Blue

#005ABE is a medium, vivid blue; the closest named color is Blasphemous Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 35.3% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(0, 90, 190)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #005ABE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.55:1.

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Variations of #005ABE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#005ABE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#005ABE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #005ABE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0056BC
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0765C2
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0061C0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0056BC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0059BD
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #007383
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #0065A6
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5D5D5D
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #515D7F

#005ABE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.55:1 Good#005ABE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.21:1 Poor#005ABE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#005ABE in CSS

/* Blasphemous Blue */
.color { color: #005ABE; }
.background { background-color: #005ABE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #005ABE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 90 190);
color: hsl(212 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.485 0.173 257.2);

#005ABE FAQ

What color is #005ABE?

#005ABE is a medium, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #005ABE?

#005ABE is rgb(0, 90, 190) in RGB, hsl(212, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 53%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #005ABE?

The complementary color of #005ABE is #BE6400, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #005ABE?

White text has the best contrast on #005ABE: 6.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #005ABE a warm or cool color?

#005ABE is a cool color.