Colour

#005CF3

#005CF3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#005CF3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 92, 243 and HSL 217°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#005CF3#005CF3

HEX#005CF3

RGBrgb(0, 92, 243)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3608, 0.9529

RGB percentages0%, 36.1%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(217.3, 100%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 100%, 95.3%)

CMYK100%, 62.1%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,795

CSS custom property--colour: #005CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#FFA30C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#00849Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Royal blue · ΔE 19.4 Slate blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 32.7 Blue violet · ΔE 33.5 Dark blue · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F39700

Analogous#00D5F3, #1E00F3

Triadic#F3005C, #5CF300

Split complementary#F31D00, #D5F300

Tetradic#F300D5, #F39700, #00F31D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0D8FF

Lighter +30%#8DB8FF

Lighter +20%#5A98FF

Lighter +10%#2779FF

Darker −10%#0049C0

Darker −20%#00358D

Darker −30%#00225A

Darker −40%#000F27

More saturated +25%#005CF3

Less saturated −25%#1E63D5

Channel breakdown

G92

B243

Red0 (0%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue217.28°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5C · B F3

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