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Colour

#005EC9

  • #005EC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#005EC9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 94, 201 and HSL 212°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005EC9#005EC9
HEX#005EC9
RGBrgb(0, 94, 201)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3686, 0.7882
RGB percentages0%, 36.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(211.9, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK100%, 53.2%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,265
CSS custom property--colour: #005EC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FFA136

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00798Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C96B00
Analogous#00C3C9, #0600C9
Triadic#C9005E, #5EC900
Split complementary#C90600, #C3C900
Tetradic#C900C3, #C96B00, #00C906

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96C7FF
Lighter +30%#63ACFF
Lighter +20%#3091FF
Lighter +10%#0076FC
Darker −10%#004696
Darker −20%#002E63
Darker −30%#001630
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005EC9
Less saturated −25%#1960B0

Channel breakdown

R0
G94
B201
Red0 (0%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue211.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5E · B C9

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