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Recognised as Colour

#05004E

  • #05004E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#05004E is a blue with RGB values 5, 0, 78 and HSL 244°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#05004E#05004E
HEX#05004E
RGBrgb(5, 0, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0, 0.3059
RGB percentages2%, 0%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(243.8, 100%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 100%, 30.6%)
CMYK93.6%, 100%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer327,758
CSS custom property--colour: #05004E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.81:1
Contrast with white18.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FAFFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001550no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#000D4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#001B2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Indigo · ΔE 26.4Navy · ΔE 26.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.8Dark blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#494E00
Analogous#00224E, #2C004E
Triadic#4E0500, #004E05
Split complementary#4E2C00, #224E00
Tetradic#4E0022, #494E00, #004E2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2A1BFF
Lighter +30%#0F00E7
Lighter +20%#0C00B4
Lighter +10%#080081
Darker −10%#02001B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#05004E
Less saturated −25%#0D0A44

Channel breakdown

R5
G0
B78
Red5 (2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue243.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 00 · B 4E

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