Colour
#00005E
- #00005E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Midnight blue
#00005E is a blue with RGB values 0, 0, 94 and HSL 240°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.
Colour values
#00005E#00005E
HEX#00005E
RGBrgb(0, 0, 94)
RGB (0–1)0, 0, 0.3686
RGB percentages0%, 0%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 18.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 100%, 36.9%)
CMYK100%, 100%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer94
CSS custom property--colour: #00005E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.00808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.08:1
Contrast with white18.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FFFFA1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5E5E00
Analogous#002F5E, #2F005E
Triadic#5E0000, #005E00
Split complementary#5E2F00, #2F5E00
Tetradic#5E002F, #5E5E00, #005E2F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G0
B94
Red0 (0%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness18.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 00 · B 5E
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