Recognised as Colour

#005EA8

#005EA8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#005EA8 is a blue with RGB values 0, 94, 168 and HSL 206°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#005EA8#005EA8

HEX#005EA8

RGBrgb(0, 94, 168)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3686, 0.6588

RGB percentages0%, 36.9%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(206.4, 100%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 100%, 65.9%)

CMYK100%, 44%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,232

CSS custom property--colour: #005EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#FFA157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3764ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1456A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8 Royal blue · ΔE 29.3 Slate blue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A84A00

Analogous#00A89E, #000AA8

Triadic#A8005E, #5EA800

Split complementary#A8000A, #A89E00

Tetradic#9E00A8, #A84A00, #0AA800

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#75C2FF

Lighter +30%#42ACFF

Lighter +20%#0F95FF

Lighter +10%#007BDB

Darker −10%#004175

Darker −20%#002542

Darker −30%#00080F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005EA8

Less saturated −25%#155B93

Channel breakdown

G94

B168

Red0 (0%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue206.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5E · B A8

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Colour values

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