Recognised as Colour

#005AC0

#005AC0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#005AC0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 90, 192 and HSL 212°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005AC0#005AC0

HEX#005AC0

RGBrgb(0, 90, 192)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3529, 0.7529

RGB percentages0%, 35.3%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(211.9, 100%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 100%, 75.3%)

CMYK100%, 53.1%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,232

CSS custom property--colour: #005AC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#FFA53F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.7 Slate blue · ΔE 18.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C06600

Analogous#00BAC0, #0600C0

Triadic#C0005A, #5AC000

Split complementary#C00600, #BAC000

Tetradic#C000BA, #C06600, #00C006

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8DC2FF

Lighter +30%#5AA7FF

Lighter +20%#278CFF

Lighter +10%#0072F3

Darker −10%#00428D

Darker −20%#002A5A

Darker −30%#001227

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005AC0

Less saturated −25%#185CA8

Channel breakdown

G90

B192

Red0 (0%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue211.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5A · B C0

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