Close to Sapphire Blue
#005D95
#005D95 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 36.5% green, and 58.4% blue. Its hue is 203°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #005D95.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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3.00:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.00:1 AAAThis color as text on black
3.00:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #005D95 as they’d see it.
#005D95 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #005D95
What color is #005D95?
#005D95 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Sapphire Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0% red, 36.5% green, and 58.4% blue. Its hue is 203°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #005D95 in RGB?
#005D95 is rgb(0, 93, 149): 0 red, 93 green, and 149 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #005D95 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(100, 38, 0, 42). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #005D95?
PANTONE 3015 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #005D95?
Its complement #86492A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.