Recognised as Colour

#05009A

#05009A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#05009A is a blue with RGB values 5, 0, 154 and HSL 242°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#05009A#05009A

HEX#05009A

RGBrgb(5, 0, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0, 0.6039

RGB percentages2%, 0%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(241.9, 100%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 100%, 60.4%)

CMYK96.8%, 100%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer327,834

CSS custom property--colour: #05009A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.26:1

Contrast with white14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C

Inverted#FAFF65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00329Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#002298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#003E58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 6.9 Navy · ΔE 12.2 Indigo · ΔE 20.9 Medium blue · ΔE 23.2 Blue violet · ΔE 29.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 6.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#959A00

Analogous#00489A, #52009A

Triadic#9A0500, #009A05

Split complementary#9A5200, #489A00

Tetradic#9A0048, #959A00, #009A52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6C67FF

Lighter +30%#3B34FF

Lighter +20%#0901FF

Lighter +10%#0700CD

Darker −10%#030067

Darker −20%#020034

Darker −30%#000001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#05009A

Less saturated −25%#171387

Channel breakdown

B154

Red5 (2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue241.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness30.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 00 · B 9A

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Channel breakdown

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