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Colour

#005BC3

  • #005BC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#005BC3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 91, 195 and HSL 212°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005BC3#005BC3
HEX#005BC3
RGBrgb(0, 91, 195)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.7647
RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(212, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK100%, 53.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,491
CSS custom property--colour: #005BC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#FFA43C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C36800
Analogous#00BDC3, #0600C3
Triadic#C3005B, #5BC300
Split complementary#C30600, #BCC300
Tetradic#C300BD, #C36800, #00C306

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90C4FF
Lighter +30%#5DA9FF
Lighter +20%#2A8DFF
Lighter +10%#0073F6
Darker −10%#004390
Darker −20%#002B5D
Darker −30%#00142A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005BC3
Less saturated −25%#185DAB

Channel breakdown

R0
G91
B195
Red0 (0%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue212°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B C3

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