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Colour

#005AF0

  • #005AF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#005AF0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 90, 240 and HSL 218°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#005AF0#005AF0
HEX#005AF0
RGBrgb(0, 90, 240)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3529, 0.9412
RGB percentages0%, 35.3%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(217.5, 100%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 100%, 94.1%)
CMYK100%, 62.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,280
CSS custom property--colour: #005AF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FFA50F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#00829Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 32.5Blue violet · ΔE 33.2Dark blue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F09600
Analogous#00D2F0, #1E00F0
Triadic#F0005A, #5AF000
Split complementary#F01E00, #D2F000
Tetradic#F000D2, #F09600, #00F01E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDD6FF
Lighter +30%#8AB6FF
Lighter +20%#5796FF
Lighter +10%#2476FF
Darker −10%#0047BD
Darker −20%#00348A
Darker −30%#002157
Darker −40%#000D24
More saturated +25%#005AF0
Less saturated −25%#1E61D2

Channel breakdown

R0
G90
B240
Red0 (0%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5A · B F0

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