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Recognised as Colour

#005FA7

  • #005FA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#005FA7 is a blue with RGB values 0, 95, 167 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

#005FA7#005FA7
HEX#005FA7
RGBrgb(0, 95, 167)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3725, 0.6549
RGB percentages0%, 37.3%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(205.9, 100%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 100%, 65.5%)
CMYK100%, 43.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,487
CSS custom property--colour: #005FA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#FFA058

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3964AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A57A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Royal blue · ΔE 30.6Slate blue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A74800
Analogous#00A79B, #000CA7
Triadic#A7005F, #5FA700
Split complementary#A7000C, #A79B00
Tetradic#9B00A7, #A74800, #0CA700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#74C3FF
Lighter +30%#41ADFF
Lighter +20%#0E97FF
Lighter +10%#007CDA
Darker −10%#004274
Darker −20%#002541
Darker −30%#00080E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005FA7
Less saturated −25%#155C92

Channel breakdown

R0
G95
B167
Red0 (0%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue205.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5F · B A7

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