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Recognised as Colour

#0500EF

  • #0500EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0500EF is a blue with RGB values 5, 0, 239 and HSL 241°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0500EF#0500EF
HEX#0500EF
RGBrgb(5, 0, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0, 0.9373
RGB percentages2%, 0%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(241.3, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.3, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK97.9%, 100%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer327,919
CSS custom property--colour: #0500EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#FAFF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0039ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00648Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 6.9Medium blue · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 30.8Dark violet · ΔE 33.6Dark blue · ΔE 44.8Dark orchid · ΔE 45.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAEF00
Analogous#0073EF, #7C00EF
Triadic#EF0500, #00EF05
Split complementary#EF7C00, #73EF00
Tetradic#EF0073, #EAEF00, #00EF7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDBCFF
Lighter +30%#8B89FF
Lighter +20%#5A56FF
Lighter +10%#2823FF
Darker −10%#0400BC
Darker −20%#030089
Darker −30%#020056
Darker −40%#010023
More saturated +25%#0500EF
Less saturated −25%#221ED1

Channel breakdown

R5
G0
B239
Red5 (2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue241.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 00 · B EF

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