Colour

#005FB6

#005FB6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#005FB6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 95, 182 and HSL 209°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#005FB6#005FB6

HEX#005FB6

RGBrgb(0, 95, 182)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3725, 0.7137

RGB percentages0%, 37.3%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(208.7, 100%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 100%, 71.4%)

CMYK100%, 47.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,502

CSS custom property--colour: #005FB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#FFA049

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B67B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007481no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7 Royal blue · ΔE 21.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8 Slate blue · ΔE 26.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B65700

Analogous#00B6B2, #0004B6

Triadic#B6005F, #5FB600

Split complementary#B60004, #B6B200

Tetradic#B200B6, #B65700, #04B600

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#83C4FF

Lighter +30%#50ABFF

Lighter +20%#1D93FF

Lighter +10%#007AE9

Darker −10%#004483

Darker −20%#002A50

Darker −30%#000F1D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005FB6

Less saturated −25%#175E9F

Channel breakdown

G95

B182

Red0 (0%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue208.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5F · B B6

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