#05defa Color Information

#05defa Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #05defa. In RGB, it consists of 2.0% Red, 87.1% Green, and 98.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 98% Cyan, 11.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 186.9°, with saturation of 96.1% and lightness of 50%. The decimal value for #05defa is 384762, and its nearest "web safe" color is #00ccff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #05defa is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#05defa Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color5, 222, 250 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color2.0%, 87.1%, 98.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.980, 0.129, 0.020 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.98, 0.112, 0, 0.02 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color186.9°, 96.1%, 50.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color186.9°, 98.0%, 98.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color43.439, 59.177, 99.575 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color5, 120, 250 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code384762 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color81.389, -34.640, -26.219 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)81.389, 43.444, 217.122 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color81.389, -59.836, -37.318 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color76.927, -33.825, -22.898 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.215, 0.293, 59.177 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4278574842 / 0xff05defa Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#00ccff Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #05defa

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #05defa, its pure hue is 186.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.1%, and its lightness is 50.0%. 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 #05defa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #011c1f to #04c2db.

Tints of #05defa

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #05defa, its pure hue is 186.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.1%, and its lightness is 50.0%. 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 #05defa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #24e2fb to #e0fbfe.

Tones of #05defa

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #05defa, its pure hue is 186.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.1%, 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 #05defa, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00e2ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #05defa

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #05defa! For #05defa, 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, #05defa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #05defa

This color, #05defa, consists of 2.0% Red, 87.1% Green, and 98.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 5, Green = 222, Blue = 250. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #05defa is 98% Cyan, 11.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R2.0%
C98.0%
G87.1%
M11.2%
B98.0%
Y0.0%
K2.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 5 222 250
Octal 5 336 372
Hexa #05 #de #fa
Binary 00000101 11011110 11111010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 98 11 0 1
Octal 142 13 0 1
Hexa #62 #0b #00 #01
Binary 01100010 00001011 00000000 00000001

Analogous Colors of #05defa

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #05defa — which has hue 186.9° — its analogous colors are located at 156.9° and 216.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #05defa.

Triadic Colors of #05defa

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 #05defa — which has hue 186.9° — its triadic colors are located at 66.9° and 306.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #05defa.

Complementary Color of #05defa

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #05defa — which has hue 186.9° — its complementary color is located at 6.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #05defa.

Split Complementary Colors of #05defa

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 #05defa — which has hue 186.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 36.9° and 336.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #05defa.

Tetradic Colors of #05defa

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 #05defa — which has hue 186.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 96.9°, 186.9°, 276.9°, and 6.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #05defa.

Monochromatic Colors of #05defa

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #05defa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #046e7c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #81effe (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #05defa

We want to make getting started with #05defa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #05defa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #05defa 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 #05defa with other HTML elements.

#05defa Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #05defa.
<span style="color: #05defa;">The color of this text is #05defa.</span>

#05defa Background Color

The background color for this text is #05defa.
<div style="background-color: #05defa; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #05defa.</div>

#05defa Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #05defa.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #05defa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #05defa.</span>

#05defa Border Color

This is a div with border color #05defa.
<div style="border: #05defa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #05defa.</div>

#05defa Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #05defa on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #05defa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #05defa on a white background.</div></div>

#05defa Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #05defa on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #05defa; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #05defa on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #05defa to White

This is a gradient from #05defa to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#05defa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#05defa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#05defa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#05defa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #05defa to white.</div>

Gradient from #05defa to Black

This is a gradient from #05defa to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#05defa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#05defa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#05defa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#05defa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #05defa to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #05defa

In addition to using #05defa 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 #05defa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #05defa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 5, Green = 222, Blue = 250). If you need details about the color coordinates of #05defa in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #05defa
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(5, 222, 250)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #05defa; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #05defa; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #05defa; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(5, 222, 250);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#05defa")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:5, green:222, blue:250, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:5 green:222 blue:250 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(5f, 222f, 250f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(5, 222, 250);
 

#05defa Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #05defa the same way. For those with color blindness, #05defa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #05defa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #05defa 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 #05defa 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 #05defa 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

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #05defa 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 1.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text