Colour

#005EC5

#005EC5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#005EC5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 94, 197 and HSL 211°, 100%, 39%. 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

#005EC5#005EC5

HEX#005EC5

RGBrgb(0, 94, 197)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3686, 0.7725

RGB percentages0%, 36.9%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(211.4, 100%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 100%, 77.3%)

CMYK100%, 52.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,261

CSS custom property--colour: #005EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#FFA13A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B6AC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007888no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12 Slate blue · ΔE 18.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C56700

Analogous#00C0C5, #0500C5

Triadic#C5005E, #5EC500

Split complementary#C50500, #C1C500

Tetradic#C500C0, #C56700, #00C505

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#92C6FF

Lighter +30%#5FABFF

Lighter +20%#2C91FF

Lighter +10%#0076F8

Darker −10%#004692

Darker −20%#002D5F

Darker −30%#00152C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005EC5

Less saturated −25%#195FAC

Channel breakdown

G94

B197

Red0 (0%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue211.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5E · B C5

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