Colour

#005CE1

#005CE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#005CE1 is a blue with RGB values 0, 92, 225 and HSL 215°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005CE1#005CE1

HEX#005CE1

RGBrgb(0, 92, 225)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3608, 0.8824

RGB percentages0%, 36.1%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(215.5, 100%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 100%, 88.2%)

CMYK100%, 59.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,777

CSS custom property--colour: #005CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#FFA31E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4 Slate blue · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 27.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E18500

Analogous#00CCE1, #1500E1

Triadic#E1005C, #5CE100

Split complementary#E11500, #CCE100

Tetradic#E100CC, #E18500, #00E115

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AECFFF

Lighter +30%#7BB1FF

Lighter +20%#4893FF

Lighter +10%#1575FF

Darker −10%#0047AE

Darker −20%#00327B

Darker −30%#001D48

Darker −40%#000915

More saturated +25%#005CE1

Less saturated −25%#1C61C5

Channel breakdown

G92

B225

Red0 (0%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue215.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5C · B E1

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