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Recognised as Colour

#005BC7

  • #005BC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#005BC7 is a blue with RGB values 0, 91, 199 and HSL 213°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005BC7#005BC7
HEX#005BC7
RGBrgb(0, 91, 199)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.7804
RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(212.6, 100%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 100%, 78%)
CMYK100%, 54.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,495
CSS custom property--colour: #005BC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#FFA438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C76C00
Analogous#00BEC7, #0900C7
Triadic#C7005B, #5BC700
Split complementary#C70900, #BEC700
Tetradic#C700BE, #C76C00, #00C709

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94C5FF
Lighter +30%#61A9FF
Lighter +20%#2E8EFF
Lighter +10%#0072FA
Darker −10%#004494
Darker −20%#002C61
Darker −30%#00152E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005BC7
Less saturated −25%#195DAE

Channel breakdown

R0
G91
B199
Red0 (0%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue212.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B C7

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