Colour

#005BF4

#005BF4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#005BF4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 91, 244 and HSL 218°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#005BF4

RGBrgb(0, 91, 244)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3569, 0.9569

RGB percentages0%, 35.7%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(217.6, 100%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 100%, 95.7%)

CMYK100%, 62.7%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,540

CSS custom property--colour: #005BF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#FFA40B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00849Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Royal blue · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2 Blue violet · ΔE 32.7 Medium purple · ΔE 33.6 Dark blue · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F49900

Analogous#00D5F4, #1F00F4

Triadic#F4005B, #5BF400

Split complementary#F41F00, #D5F400

Tetradic#F400D5, #F49900, #00F41F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C1D8FF

Lighter +30%#8EB8FF

Lighter +20%#5B98FF

Lighter +10%#2878FF

Darker −10%#0048C1

Darker −20%#00358E

Darker −30%#00225B

Darker −40%#000F28

More saturated +25%#005BF4

Less saturated −25%#1F63D6

Channel breakdown

G91

B244

Red0 (0%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue217.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5B · B F4

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