Colour

#005BE1

#005BE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#005BE1 is a blue with RGB values 0, 91, 225 and HSL 216°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005BE1#005BE1

HEX#005BE1

RGBrgb(0, 91, 225)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.8824

RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(215.7, 100%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 100%, 88.2%)

CMYK100%, 59.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,521

CSS custom property--colour: #005BE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#FFA41E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E18600

Analogous#00CBE1, #1500E1

Triadic#E1005B, #5BE100

Split complementary#E11600, #CBE100

Tetradic#E100CC, #E18600, #00E116

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AECFFF

Lighter +30%#7BB0FF

Lighter +20%#4892FF

Lighter +10%#1574FF

Darker −10%#0046AE

Darker −20%#00327B

Darker −30%#001D48

Darker −40%#000815

More saturated +25%#005BE1

Less saturated −25%#1C60C5

Channel breakdown

G91

B225

Red0 (0%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue215.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B E1

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