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Colour

#005AE2

  • #005AE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#005AE2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 90, 226 and HSL 216°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005AE2#005AE2
HEX#005AE2
RGBrgb(0, 90, 226)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3529, 0.8863
RGB percentages0%, 35.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(216.1, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK100%, 60.2%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,266
CSS custom property--colour: #005AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FFA51D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 28Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E28800
Analogous#00CBE2, #1700E2
Triadic#E2005A, #5AE200
Split complementary#E21700, #CBE200
Tetradic#E200CB, #E28800, #00E217

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFCFFF
Lighter +30%#7CB0FF
Lighter +20%#4991FF
Lighter +10%#1673FF
Darker −10%#0046AF
Darker −20%#00317C
Darker −30%#001D49
Darker −40%#000916
More saturated +25%#005AE2
Less saturated −25%#1C60C6

Channel breakdown

R0
G90
B226
Red0 (0%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue216.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5A · B E2

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