Colour

#005FBA

#005FBA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#005FBA is a blue with RGB values 0, 95, 186 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 Royal blue.

Colour values

#005FBA#005FBA

HEX#005FBA

RGBrgb(0, 95, 186)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3725, 0.7294

RGB percentages0%, 37.3%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(209.4, 100%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 100%, 72.9%)

CMYK100%, 48.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,506

CSS custom property--colour: #005FBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#FFA045

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2768BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007583no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 18.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA5B00

Analogous#00BAB8, #0002BA

Triadic#BA005F, #5FBA00

Split complementary#BA0002, #BAB800

Tetradic#B800BA, #BA5B00, #02BA00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#87C4FF

Lighter +30%#54ABFF

Lighter +20%#2192FF

Lighter +10%#0079ED

Darker −10%#004587

Darker −20%#002B54

Darker −30%#001121

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005FBA

Less saturated −25%#175EA3

Channel breakdown

G95

B186

Red0 (0%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue209.35°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5F · B BA

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