Recognised as Colour

#00059E

#00059E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#00059E is a blue with RGB values 0, 5, 158 and HSL 238°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#00059E#00059E

HEX#00059E

RGBrgb(0, 5, 158)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.0196, 0.6196

RGB percentages0%, 2%, 62%

HSLhsl(238.1, 100%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 100%, 62%)

CMYK100%, 96.8%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,438

CSS custom property--colour: #00059E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.86:1

Contrast with white13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#FFFA61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0035A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#00249Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00405Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.7 Navy · ΔE 12.9 Indigo · ΔE 21.5 Medium blue · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 28.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9E9900

Analogous#00549E, #4A009E

Triadic#9E0005, #059E00

Split complementary#9E4A00, #549E00

Tetradic#9E0054, #9E9900, #009E4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#6B70FF

Lighter +30%#383EFF

Lighter +20%#050DFF

Lighter +10%#0007D1

Darker −10%#00036B

Darker −20%#000238

Darker −30%#000005

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00059E

Less saturated −25%#14178A

Channel breakdown

B158

Red0 (0%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue238.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 05 · B 9E

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