Colour

#005FC7

#005FC7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#005FC7 is a blue with RGB values 0, 95, 199 and HSL 211°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005FC7#005FC7

HEX#005FC7

RGBrgb(0, 95, 199)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3725, 0.7804

RGB percentages0%, 37.3%, 78%

HSLhsl(211.4, 100%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 100%, 78%)

CMYK100%, 52.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer24,519

CSS custom property--colour: #005FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#FFA038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B6BCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00798Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.5 Slate blue · ΔE 18.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C76800

Analogous#00C3C7, #0500C7

Triadic#C7005F, #5FC700

Split complementary#C70500, #C3C700

Tetradic#C700C2, #C76800, #00C705

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#94C7FF

Lighter +30%#61ACFF

Lighter +20%#2E92FF

Lighter +10%#0077FA

Darker −10%#004794

Darker −20%#002E61

Darker −30%#00162E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005FC7

Less saturated −25%#1960AE

Channel breakdown

G95

B199

Red0 (0%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue211.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 5F · B C7

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