Venice Blue Color
Venice Blue is a blue color with hex code #055989. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with venice blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Venice Blue Color Values
What Does Venice Blue Mean?
Venice 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. Being on the dark side, Venice Blue adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Venice Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: strong blue, #0067A5).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Venice Blue
Venice Blue and #8A3605 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 — #058A78 and #05178A, which sit beside venice blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair venice blue with triadic partners #8A0559 and #598A05. 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 Sea Blue —
#015482(Delta E 2) - Bahama Blue —
#026395(Delta E 4) - Light Navy Blue —
#2E5A88(Delta E 5) - Light Navy —
#155084(Delta E 6) - Peacock Blue —
#016795(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #055989; }
.background { background-color: #055989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #055989; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #05598940; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for venice blue?
Venice Blue has the hex code #055989. In RGB notation it is rgb(5, 89, 137), in HSL it is hsl(202, 93%, 28%), and its OKLCH value is 0.446, 0.105, 242.8.
What does the color venice blue mean?
Blue-family colors like venice blue carry distinct psychological associations. Venice 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. Being on the dark side, Venice Blue adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with venice blue?
Venice Blue has three easy routes: its complement #8A3605 for punch, its neighbors #058A78 and #05178A for something calmer, or triadic partners #8A0559 and #598A05 when you want energy.
Is venice blue a standard web color?
No — Venice Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #055989 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make venice blue lighter or darker?
To lighten venice 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 #C4E8FD (lightest tint) to #011019 (darkest shade).
About Venice Blue
Venice Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #055989 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.