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Recognised as Colour

#005CAE

  • #005CAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#005CAE is a blue with RGB values 0, 92, 174 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

#005CAE#005CAE
HEX#005CAE
RGBrgb(0, 92, 174)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3608, 0.6824
RGB percentages0%, 36.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(208.3, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK100%, 47.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,726
CSS custom property--colour: #005CAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#FFA351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D64B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE5200
Analogous#00AEA9, #0005AE
Triadic#AE005C, #5CAE00
Split complementary#AE0005, #AEA900
Tetradic#A900AE, #AE5200, #05AE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7BC1FF
Lighter +30%#48A9FF
Lighter +20%#1591FF
Lighter +10%#0077E1
Darker −10%#00417B
Darker −20%#002648
Darker −30%#000B15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005CAE
Less saturated −25%#165B98

Channel breakdown

R0
G92
B174
Red0 (0%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue208.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5C · B AE

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