Colour

#005EF5

#005EF5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#005EF5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 94, 245 and HSL 217°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#005EF5#005EF5

HEX#005EF5

RGBrgb(0, 94, 245)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3686, 0.9608

RGB percentages0%, 36.9%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(217, 100%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217, 100%, 96.1%)

CMYK100%, 61.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,309

CSS custom property--colour: #005EF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#FFA10A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0075FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#0086A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Royal blue · ΔE 19 Slate blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 32.5 Blue violet · ΔE 34.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F59700

Analogous#00D8F5, #1C00F5

Triadic#F5005E, #5EF500

Split complementary#F51D00, #D9F500

Tetradic#F500D9, #F59700, #00F51D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2D9FF

Lighter +30%#8FBAFF

Lighter +20%#5C9BFF

Lighter +10%#297BFF

Darker −10%#004AC2

Darker −20%#00378F

Darker −30%#00235C

Darker −40%#001029

More saturated +25%#005EF5

Less saturated −25%#1F65D6

Channel breakdown

G94

B245

Red0 (0%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue216.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5E · B F5

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