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Recognised as Colour

#005EC0

  • #005EC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#005EC0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 94, 192 and HSL 211°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005EC0#005EC0
HEX#005EC0
RGBrgb(0, 94, 192)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3686, 0.7529
RGB percentages0%, 36.9%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(210.6, 100%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 100%, 75.3%)
CMYK100%, 51%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,256
CSS custom property--colour: #005EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FFA13F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1969C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007686no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C06200
Analogous#00BEC0, #0200C0
Triadic#C0005E, #5EC000
Split complementary#C00200, #BEC000
Tetradic#C000BE, #C06200, #00C002

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DC5FF
Lighter +30%#5AABFF
Lighter +20%#2791FF
Lighter +10%#0077F3
Darker −10%#00458D
Darker −20%#002C5A
Darker −30%#001327
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005EC0
Less saturated −25%#185FA8

Channel breakdown

R0
G94
B192
Red0 (0%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue210.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5E · B C0

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