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Recognised as Colour

#005FB2

  • #005FB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#005FB2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 95, 178 and HSL 208°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#005FB2#005FB2
HEX#005FB2
RGBrgb(0, 95, 178)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3725, 0.698
RGB percentages0%, 37.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(208, 100%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208, 100%, 69.8%)
CMYK100%, 46.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,498
CSS custom property--colour: #005FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FFA04D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3066B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#007380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B25300
Analogous#00B2AC, #0006B2
Triadic#B2005F, #5FB200
Split complementary#B20006, #B2AC00
Tetradic#AC00B2, #B25300, #06B200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FC3FF
Lighter +30%#4CACFF
Lighter +20%#1994FF
Lighter +10%#007AE5
Darker −10%#00447F
Darker −20%#00294C
Darker −30%#000D19
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005FB2
Less saturated −25%#165D9C

Channel breakdown

R0
G95
B178
Red0 (0%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue207.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5F · B B2

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