Colour

#005CAD

#005CAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#005CAD is a blue with RGB values 0, 92, 173 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

#005CAD#005CAD

HEX#005CAD

RGBrgb(0, 92, 173)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3608, 0.6784

RGB percentages0%, 36.1%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(208.1, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.1, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK100%, 46.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,725

CSS custom property--colour: #005CAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#FFA352

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E63B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

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

Tritanopia#00707Cno 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 text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6 Royal blue · ΔE 24.8 Steel blue · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD5100

Analogous#00ADA8, #0005AD

Triadic#AD005C, #5CAD00

Split complementary#AD0005, #ADA800

Tetradic#A800AD, #AD5100, #05AD00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7AC1FF

Lighter +30%#47A9FF

Lighter +20%#1491FF

Lighter +10%#0077E0

Darker −10%#00417A

Darker −20%#002647

Darker −30%#000B14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005CAD

Less saturated −25%#165B97

Channel breakdown

G92

B173

Red0 (0%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue208.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5C · B AD

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