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Colour

#005BAF

  • #005BAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#005BAF is a blue with RGB values 0, 91, 175 and HSL 209°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#005BAF#005BAF
HEX#005BAF
RGBrgb(0, 91, 175)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.6863
RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(208.8, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK100%, 48%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,471
CSS custom property--colour: #005BAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#FFA450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2963B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF5400
Analogous#00AFAB, #0004AF
Triadic#AF005B, #5BAF00
Split complementary#AF0004, #AFAC00
Tetradic#AB00AF, #AF5400, #03AF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CC0FF
Lighter +30%#49A8FF
Lighter +20%#168FFF
Lighter +10%#0076E2
Darker −10%#00407C
Darker −20%#002649
Darker −30%#000B16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005BAF
Less saturated −25%#165A99

Channel breakdown

R0
G91
B175
Red0 (0%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue208.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B AF

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