Colour

#005CAC

#005CAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#005CAC is a blue with RGB values 0, 92, 172 and HSL 208°, 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

#005CAC#005CAC

HEX#005CAC

RGBrgb(0, 92, 172)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3608, 0.6745

RGB percentages0%, 36.1%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(207.9, 100%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 100%, 67.5%)

CMYK100%, 46.5%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,724

CSS custom property--colour: #005CAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#FFA353

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F63AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25 Steel blue · ΔE 25.2 Royal blue · ΔE 25.4 Slate blue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC5000

Analogous#00ACA6, #0006AC

Triadic#AC005C, #5CAC00

Split complementary#AC0006, #ACA600

Tetradic#A600AC, #AC5000, #06AC00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#79C1FF

Lighter +30%#46A9FF

Lighter +20%#1391FF

Lighter +10%#0077DF

Darker −10%#004179

Darker −20%#002546

Darker −30%#000A13

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005CAC

Less saturated −25%#165A97

Channel breakdown

G92

B172

Red0 (0%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue207.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5C · B AC

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