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Colour

#0005FF

  • #0005FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0005FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 5, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0005FF#0005FF
HEX#0005FF
RGBrgb(0, 5, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0196, 1
RGB percentages0%, 2%, 100%
HSLhsl(238.8, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 98%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,535
CSS custom property--colour: #0005FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#FFFA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 118 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 0.9Medium blue · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 35.2Dark violet · ΔE 37.8Dark orchid · ΔE 50.4Dark blue · ΔE 51
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 0.89, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFA00
Analogous#0085FF, #7A00FF
Triadic#FF0005, #05FF00
Split complementary#FF7A00, #85FF00
Tetradic#FF0085, #FFFA00, #00FF7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCCDFF
Lighter +30%#999BFF
Lighter +20%#6669FF
Lighter +10%#3337FF
Darker −10%#0004CC
Darker −20%#000399
Darker −30%#000266
Darker −40%#000133
More saturated +25%#0005FF
Less saturated −25%#2024DF

Channel breakdown

R0
G5
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue238.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 05 · B FF

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