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Recognised as Colour

#005DE9

  • #005DE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#005DE9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 93, 233 and HSL 216°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005DE9#005DE9
HEX#005DE9
RGBrgb(0, 93, 233)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3647, 0.9137
RGB percentages0%, 36.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(216.1, 100%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 100%, 91.4%)
CMYK100%, 60.1%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,041
CSS custom property--colour: #005DE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#FFA216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00829Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 19Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E98C00
Analogous#00D1E9, #1800E9
Triadic#E9005D, #5DE900
Split complementary#E91800, #D1E900
Tetradic#E900D1, #E98C00, #00E918

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6D3FF
Lighter +30%#83B4FF
Lighter +20%#5096FF
Lighter +10%#1D77FF
Darker −10%#0049B6
Darker −20%#003483
Darker −30%#002050
Darker −40%#000C1D
More saturated +25%#005DE9
Less saturated −25%#1D63CC

Channel breakdown

R0
G93
B233
Red0 (0%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue216.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5D · B E9

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