Colour

#005CC2

#005CC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#005CC2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 92, 194 and HSL 212°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005CC2#005CC2

HEX#005CC2

RGBrgb(0, 92, 194)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3608, 0.7608

RGB percentages0%, 36.1%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(211.5, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK100%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,746

CSS custom property--colour: #005CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#FFA33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0768C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.6 Slate blue · ΔE 19 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C26600

Analogous#00BDC2, #0500C2

Triadic#C2005C, #5CC200

Split complementary#C20500, #BDC200

Tetradic#C200BD, #C26600, #00C205

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8FC4FF

Lighter +30%#5CA9FF

Lighter +20%#298EFF

Lighter +10%#0074F5

Darker −10%#00448F

Darker −20%#002C5C

Darker −30%#001329

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005CC2

Less saturated −25%#185DAA

Channel breakdown

G92

B194

Red0 (0%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue211.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5C · B C2

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