Colour

#005AFE

#005AFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#005AFE is a blue with RGB values 0, 90, 254 and HSL 219°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#005AFE#005AFE

HEX#005AFE

RGBrgb(0, 90, 254)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3529, 0.9961

RGB percentages0%, 35.3%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(218.7, 100%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 100%, 99.6%)

CMYK100%, 64.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,294

CSS custom property--colour: #005AFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#FFA501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#0060FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0087A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Royal blue · ΔE 26.7 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3 Blue violet · ΔE 30 Medium blue · ΔE 32.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEA400

Analogous#00D9FE, #2500FE

Triadic#FE005A, #5AFE00

Split complementary#FE2500, #D9FE00

Tetradic#FE00D9, #FEA400, #00FE25

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBDDFF

Lighter +30%#98BCFF

Lighter +20%#659CFF

Lighter +10%#327BFF

Darker −10%#0048CB

Darker −20%#003698

Darker −30%#002465

Darker −40%#001232

More saturated +25%#005AFE

Less saturated −25%#2063DE

Channel breakdown

G90

B254

Red0 (0%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue218.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5A · B FE

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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