Colour

#005DB3

#005DB3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#005DB3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 93, 179 and HSL 209°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#005DB3#005DB3

HEX#005DB3

RGBrgb(0, 93, 179)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3647, 0.702

RGB percentages0%, 36.5%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(208.8, 100%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 100%, 70.2%)

CMYK100%, 48%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer23,987

CSS custom property--colour: #005DB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#FFA24C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A65B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00727Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Royal blue · ΔE 21.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8 Slate blue · ΔE 26.3 Steel blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B35600

Analogous#00B3AF, #0004B3

Triadic#B3005D, #5DB300

Split complementary#B30004, #B3AF00

Tetradic#AF00B3, #B35600, #04B300

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#80C2FF

Lighter +30%#4DA9FF

Lighter +20%#1A91FF

Lighter +10%#0077E6

Darker −10%#004380

Darker −20%#00284D

Darker −30%#000E1A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005DB3

Less saturated −25%#165C9D

Channel breakdown

G93

B179

Red0 (0%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue208.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5D · B B3

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Colour values

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