Cerulean (Blue)

#059FBA

RGB: 5, 159, 186

Color OverviewHEX #059FBA

#059FBA Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #059FBA is composed of 2% red, 62% green, and 73% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 189°, saturation of 95%, and lightness of 37%.

HEX

#059FBA

RGB

5, 159, 186

HSL

189°, 95%, 37%

HSV

189°, 97%, 73%

CMYK

97%, 15%, 0%, 27%

Name Match

Cerulean

Closest Standard

Shades of #059FBA (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #059FBA (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #059FBA (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #059FBA

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #059FBA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.15 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #059FBA Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.67 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #059FBA;
}

.element {
  color: #059FBA;
  background-color: #059FBA;
  border-color: #059FBA;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#059FBA] text-[#059FBA] border-[#059FBA]">
  Content styled with #059FBA
</div>