Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #055b99, its pure hue is 205.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 93.7%, and its lightness is 31.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #055b99, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #010b13 to #045086.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #055b99. In RGB, it consists of 2.0% Red, 35.7% Green, and 60.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 96.7% Cyan, 40.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 205.1°, with saturation of 93.7% and lightness of 31%. The decimal value for #055b99 is 351129, and its nearest "web safe" color is #006699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #055b99 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #055b99
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #055b99, its pure hue is 205.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 93.7%, and its lightness is 31.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #055b99, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #2470a6 to #e0ebf2.
Tones of #055b99
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #055b99, its pure hue is 205.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 93.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #055b99, which range from #4f4f4f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #005c9e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #055b99
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #055b99! For #055b99, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #055b99. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #055b99
This color, #055b99, consists of 2.0% Red, 35.7% Green, and 60.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 5, Green = 91, Blue = 153. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #055b99 is 96.7% Cyan, 40.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 5 | 91 | 153 |
Octal | 5 | 133 | 231 |
Hexa | #05 | #5b | #99 |
Binary | 00000101 | 01011011 | 10011001 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 96 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Octal | 140 | 50 | 0 | 50 |
Hexa | #60 | #28 | #00 | #28 |
Binary | 01100000 | 00101000 | 00000000 | 00101000 |
Analogous Colors of #055b99
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #055b99 — which has hue 205.1° — its analogous colors are located at 175.1° and 235.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #055b99.
Triadic Colors of #055b99
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #055b99 — which has hue 205.1° — its triadic colors are located at 85.1° and 325.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #055b99.
Complementary Color of #055b99
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #055b99 — which has hue 205.1° — its complementary color is located at 25.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #055b99.
Split Complementary Colors of #055b99
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #055b99 — which has hue 205.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 55.1° and 355.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #055b99.
Tetradic Colors of #055b99
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #055b99 — which has hue 205.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 115.1°, 205.1°, 295.1°, and 25.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #055b99.
Monochromatic Colors of #055b99
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #055b99, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #042d4b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #0489e9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #055b99
We want to make getting started with #055b99 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #055b99 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #055b99 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #055b99 with other HTML elements.
#055b99 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #055b99;">The color of this text is #055b99.</span>
#055b99 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #055b99; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #055b99.</div>
#055b99 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #055b99;">This color for the shadow of this text is #055b99.</span>
#055b99 Border Color
<div style="border: #055b99 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #055b99.</div>
#055b99 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #055b99; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #055b99 on a white background.</div></div>
#055b99 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #055b99; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #055b99 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #055b99 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#055b99,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#055b99,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#055b99,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#055b99,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #055b99 to white.</div>
Gradient from #055b99 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#055b99,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#055b99,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#055b99,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#055b99,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #055b99 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #055b99
In addition to using #055b99 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #055b99 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #055b99, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 5, Green = 91, Blue = 153). If you need details about the color coordinates of #055b99 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #055b99 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(5, 91, 153) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #055b99; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #055b99; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #055b99; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(5, 91, 153); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#055b99") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:5, green:91, blue:153, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:5 green:91 blue:153 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(5f, 91f, 153f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(5, 91, 153); |
#055b99 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #055b99 the same way. For those with color blindness, #055b99 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #055b99 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #055b99 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #055b99 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #055b99 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #055b99 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.1:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.