#05B5E6 Color

#05B5E6 is rgb(5, 181, 230) in RGB and hsl(193, 96%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DeepSkyBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#05B5E6

HEX#05B5E6

RGBrgb(5, 181, 230)

HSLhsl(193, 96%, 46%)

HSVhsv(193, 98%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.137 226.1)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 21%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #05B5E6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #05B5E6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#05B5E6 Complementary#E63505 Analogous#05E6A6 Analogous#0545E6 Triadic#E605B5 Triadic#B5E605

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #05B5E6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#14C8FA #3CD2FB #5FDAFC #87E3FD #AAEBFD #D2F5FE

Shades

#049DC8 #0386AA #036E8C #02576E #023F50 #012732

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