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Recognised as Colour

#005DAF

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

#005DAF is a blue with RGB values 0, 93, 175 and HSL 208°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#005DAF#005DAF
HEX#005DAF
RGBrgb(0, 93, 175)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3647, 0.6863
RGB percentages0%, 36.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(208.1, 100%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.1, 100%, 68.6%)
CMYK100%, 46.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer23,983
CSS custom property--colour: #005DAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#FFA250

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E64B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#00717Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF5200
Analogous#00AFAA, #0005AF
Triadic#AF005D, #5DAF00
Split complementary#AF0005, #AFAA00
Tetradic#AA00AF, #AF5200, #05AF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7CC2FF
Lighter +30%#49AAFF
Lighter +20%#1692FF
Lighter +10%#0078E2
Darker −10%#00427C
Darker −20%#002749
Darker −30%#000C16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005DAF
Less saturated −25%#165C99

Channel breakdown

R0
G93
B175
Red0 (0%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue208.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5D · B AF

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