Colour

#005AF2

#005AF2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#005AF2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 90, 242 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

#005AF2#005AF2

HEX#005AF2

RGBrgb(0, 90, 242)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3529, 0.949

RGB percentages0%, 35.3%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(217.7, 100%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 100%, 94.9%)

CMYK100%, 62.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,282

CSS custom property--colour: #005AF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#FFA50D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00839Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3 Royal blue · ΔE 20.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.8 Blue violet · ΔE 32.7 Medium purple · ΔE 33.3 Dark blue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F29800

Analogous#00D3F2, #1F00F2

Triadic#F2005A, #5AF200

Split complementary#F21F00, #D3F200

Tetradic#F200D3, #F29800, #00F21F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFD7FF

Lighter +30%#8CB7FF

Lighter +20%#5997FF

Lighter +10%#2677FF

Darker −10%#0047BF

Darker −20%#00348C

Darker −30%#002159

Darker −40%#000E26

More saturated +25%#005AF2

Less saturated −25%#1E62D4

Channel breakdown

G90

B242

Red0 (0%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue217.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5A · B F2

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