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Colour

#005AE7

  • #005AE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#005AE7 is a blue with RGB values 0, 90, 231 and HSL 217°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005AE7#005AE7
HEX#005AE7
RGBrgb(0, 90, 231)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3529, 0.9059
RGB percentages0%, 35.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(216.6, 100%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 100%, 90.6%)
CMYK100%, 61%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,271
CSS custom property--colour: #005AE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FFA518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E78D00
Analogous#00CDE7, #1A00E7
Triadic#E7005A, #5AE700
Split complementary#E71A00, #CDE700
Tetradic#E700CD, #E78D00, #00E71A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4D1FF
Lighter +30%#81B2FF
Lighter +20%#4E93FF
Lighter +10%#1B74FF
Darker −10%#0046B4
Darker −20%#003281
Darker −30%#001E4E
Darker −40%#000B1B
More saturated +25%#005AE7
Less saturated −25%#1D60CA

Channel breakdown

R0
G90
B231
Red0 (0%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue216.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5A · B E7

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