Cerulean Blue Color
Cerulean Blue is a blue color with hex code #056EEE. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with cerulean blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Cerulean Blue Color Values
What Does Cerulean Blue Mean?
Cerulean Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Cerulean Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Cerulean Blue is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: vivid violet, #9065CA). It is also known as Níu Zǎi Sè Denim.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Cerulean Blue
Cerulean Blue and #F08605 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #05E4F0 and #1105F0, which sit beside cerulean blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair cerulean blue with triadic partners #F0056F and #6FF005. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Deep Sky Blue —
#0D75F8(Delta E 3) - Clear Blue —
#247AFD(Delta E 5) - Lightish Blue —
#3D7AFD(Delta E 6) - RoyalBlue —
#4169E1(Delta E 7) - Dodger Blue —
#3E82FC(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #056EEE; }
.background { background-color: #056EEE; }
.border { border: 2px solid #056EEE; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #056EEE40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for cerulean blue?
Cerulean Blue has the hex code #056EEE. In RGB notation it is rgb(5, 110, 238), in HSL it is hsl(213, 96%, 48%), and its OKLCH value is 0.566, 0.21, 258.4.
What does the color cerulean blue mean?
Blue-family colors like cerulean blue carry distinct psychological associations. Cerulean Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Cerulean Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with cerulean blue?
Cerulean Blue has three easy routes: its complement #F08605 for punch, its neighbors #05E4F0 and #1105F0 for something calmer, or triadic partners #F0056F and #6FF005 when you want energy.
Is cerulean blue a standard web color?
No — Cerulean Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #056EEE or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make cerulean blue lighter or darker?
To lighten cerulean blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #D2E6FE (lightest tint) to #011228 (darkest shade).
About Cerulean Blue
Cerulean Blue is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Níu Zǎi Sè Denim. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #056EEE to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.