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#0055ff

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: royalblue

RGB
0, 85, 255
HSL
220°, 100%, 50%
CMYK
100, 67, 0, 0
Luminance
0.1372

Every format

HEX#0055ff
RGBrgb(0, 85, 255)
HSLhsl(220, 100%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(100%, 67%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(43.8 45.8 -88.7)
LCHlch(43.8 99.8 297.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.533 0.260 262.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #0055ff;
background-color: #0055ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#0055ff] bg-[#0055ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #0055ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.000, green: 0.333, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#0055ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#0055ff on white: 5.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#0055ff on black: 3.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red0.0%
Green33.3%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan100.0%
Magenta66.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#0055ff text on a black background

contrast 3.74:1

Card sample

#0055ff text on a white background

contrast 5.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #0055ff;
Background color
Panel with #0055ff background
background-color: #0055ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #0055ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(0, 85, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(0, 85, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #0055ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0055ff, #5500FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #0055ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #0055ff in the Color Lab