Colour

#005DC2

#005DC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#005DC2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 93, 194 and HSL 211°, 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

#005DC2#005DC2

HEX#005DC2

RGBrgb(0, 93, 194)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3647, 0.7608

RGB percentages0%, 36.5%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(211.2, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.2, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK100%, 52.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,002

CSS custom property--colour: #005DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#FFA23D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0F68C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.1 Slate blue · ΔE 19.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C26500

Analogous#00BEC2, #0400C2

Triadic#C2005D, #5DC200

Split complementary#C20400, #BEC200

Tetradic#C200BE, #C26500, #00C204

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8FC5FF

Lighter +30%#5CAAFF

Lighter +20%#2990FF

Lighter +10%#0075F5

Darker −10%#00458F

Darker −20%#002C5C

Darker −30%#001429

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005DC2

Less saturated −25%#185EAA

Channel breakdown

G93

B194

Red0 (0%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue211.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5D · B C2

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