Closest named color · ΔE 0.51
#05ABFA
Closest named color · ΔE 0.51
#05ABFA
Does it pop as a button? Stay readable as a background? Survive at badge size?
If an entire site used it as the primary color, it would feel like this —
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How this color performs against black and white text.
White text on this background
Aa Ratio 2.56:1
Black text on this background
Aa Ratio 8.21:1
:root {
--color: #05ABFA;
--color-rgb: 5, 171, 250;
--color-hsl: 199.3, 96.1%, 50%;
}
.bg-color { background-color: #05ABFA; }
.text-on-color { color: #000000; }
.border-color { border-color: #05ABFA; }
.gradient {
background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #05ABFA 0%, 0099FF 100%);
}Nearest official code in each standard system, ranked by CIEDE2000.
Official color from public brand materials (simple-icons CC0 dataset)
What the ancients would have called this color.
The same color, as named in Japanese tradition.
Based on the Machado (2009) model - see how this color appears to 8 types of color vision.
Normal vision
#05ABFA
Standard trichromatic vision with all three cone types functioning.
Protanomaly
#50A4FD
Abnormal L cone sensitivity (~1% of men). Weakened red perception.
Protanopia
#82A0FF
Missing L cones (~1% of men). Reds are hard to perceive.
Deuteranomaly
#3991FA
Abnormal M cone sensitivity (~6% of men). The most common deficiency.
Deuteranopia
#5C80FA
Missing M cones (~1% of men). Reds and greens are confused.
Tritanomaly
#00BAD9
Abnormal S cone sensitivity (extremely rare). Weakened blue-yellow perception.
Tritanopia
#00C4C2
Missing S cones (extremely rare). Blues and yellows are confused.
Achromatomaly
#4995B9
Severely weakened color vision (~0.001%). Colors appear washed out.
Achromatopsia
#8D8D8D
No color vision at all (~0.003%). The world is shades of grey.
Closest names by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance.
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Text readability sample
color: #05ABFA;Text readability sample
background-color: #05ABFA;Text readability sample
text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #05ABFA;linear-gradient(90deg, #05ABFA, #FA5405)Drag hue, saturation and lightness to preview live - find the version that feels right.
This is the color with hex code #05ABFA. Its RGB channels are 5, 171, 250; the closest human-readable name is "Krishna Blue" (ΔE 0.51, CIEDE2000).
#05ABFA is rgb(5, 171, 250) in RGB, hsl(199.3, 96.1%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(98%, 31.6%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.
Its complement #FA5405 works best, along with triadic and analogous harmonies - see the harmony section below to copy full palettes.
Contrast with black text is 8.21:1 and with white text 2.56:1. WCAG 2.1 requires at least 4.5:1 for body text (AA) and 3:1 for large text.