Colour

#005DF9

#005DF9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#005DF9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 93, 249 and HSL 218°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#005DF9#005DF9

HEX#005DF9

RGBrgb(0, 93, 249)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3647, 0.9765

RGB percentages0%, 36.5%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(217.6, 100%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 100%, 97.6%)

CMYK100%, 62.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,057

CSS custom property--colour: #005DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#FFA206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0076FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#0087A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2 Royal blue · ΔE 21.9 Slate blue · ΔE 25.5 Blue violet · ΔE 32.5 Medium purple · ΔE 34.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F99C00

Analogous#00D9F9, #2000F9

Triadic#F9005D, #5DF900

Split complementary#F91F00, #DAF900

Tetradic#F900D9, #F99C00, #00F91F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6DBFF

Lighter +30%#93BBFF

Lighter +20%#609BFF

Lighter +10%#2D7BFF

Darker −10%#004AC6

Darker −20%#003793

Darker −30%#002460

Darker −40%#00112D

More saturated +25%#005DF9

Less saturated −25%#1F65DA

Channel breakdown

G93

B249

Red0 (0%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue217.59°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5D · B F9

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Colour values

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