Recognised as Colour
#05007E
- #05007E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#05007E is a blue with RGB values 5, 0, 126 and HSL 242°, 100%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#05007E#05007E
HEX#05007E
RGBrgb(5, 0, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0, 0.4941
RGB percentages2%, 0%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(242.4, 100%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 100%, 49.4%)
CMYK96%, 100%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer327,806
CSS custom property--colour: #05007E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness42.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.06:1
Contrast with white16.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A
Inverted#FAFF81
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#797E00
Analogous#003A7E, #44007E
Triadic#7E0500, #007E05
Split complementary#7E4400, #3A7E00
Tetradic#7E003A, #797E00, #007E44
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G0
B126
Red5 (2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue242.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 00 · B 7E
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