Colour

#0500C2

#0500C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0500C2 is a blue with RGB values 5, 0, 194 and HSL 242°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0500C2#0500C2

HEX#0500C2

RGBrgb(5, 0, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0, 0.7608

RGB percentages2%, 0%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(241.5, 100%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.5, 100%, 76.1%)

CMYK97.4%, 100%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer327,874

CSS custom property--colour: #0500C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.76:1

Contrast with white11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#FAFF3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0042C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#002DBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5 Blue violet · ΔE 23.4 Dark blue · ΔE 25.1 Dark violet · ΔE 26.4 Blue · ΔE 26.5 Navy · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.96, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDC200

Analogous#005CC2, #6600C2

Triadic#C20500, #00C205

Split complementary#C26600, #5CC200

Tetradic#C2005C, #BDC200, #00C266

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#928FFF

Lighter +30%#605CFF

Lighter +20%#2F29FF

Lighter +10%#0600F5

Darker −10%#04008F

Darker −20%#02005C

Darker −30%#010029

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0500C2

Less saturated −25%#1C18AA

Channel breakdown

B194

Red5 (2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue241.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 00 · B C2

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