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Recognised as Colour

#005AC2

  • #005AC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#005AC2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 90, 194 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

#005AC2#005AC2
HEX#005AC2
RGBrgb(0, 90, 194)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3529, 0.7608
RGB percentages0%, 35.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(212.2, 100%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 100%, 76.1%)
CMYK100%, 53.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,234
CSS custom property--colour: #005AC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#FFA53D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.7Slate blue · ΔE 18Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C26800
Analogous#00BBC2, #0700C2
Triadic#C2005A, #5AC200
Split complementary#C20700, #BBC200
Tetradic#C200BB, #C26800, #00C207

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FC3FF
Lighter +30%#5CA8FF
Lighter +20%#298CFF
Lighter +10%#0072F5
Darker −10%#00428F
Darker −20%#002B5C
Darker −30%#001329
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005AC2
Less saturated −25%#185CAA

Channel breakdown

R0
G90
B194
Red0 (0%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue212.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5A · B C2

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