Colour

#005BA6

#005BA6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#005BA6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 91, 166 and HSL 207°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#005BA6

RGBrgb(0, 91, 166)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.651

RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(207.1, 100%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 100%, 65.1%)

CMYK100%, 45.2%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,462

CSS custom property--colour: #005BA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#FFA459

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3261A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A54A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006D78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21 Steel blue · ΔE 23.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1 Royal blue · ΔE 28.5 Slate blue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A64B00

Analogous#00A69E, #0008A6

Triadic#A6005B, #5BA600

Split complementary#A60008, #A69E00

Tetradic#9E00A6, #A64B00, #08A600

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#73C0FF

Lighter +30%#40A9FF

Lighter +20%#0D92FF

Lighter +10%#0077D9

Darker −10%#003F73

Darker −20%#002340

Darker −30%#00070D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005BA6

Less saturated −25%#155991

Channel breakdown

G91

B166

Red0 (0%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue207.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B A6

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