Colour

#0501B0

#0501B0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0501B0 is a blue with RGB values 5, 1, 176 and HSL 241°, 99%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0501B0#0501B0

HEX#0501B0

RGBrgb(5, 1, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0039, 0.6902

RGB percentages2%, 0.4%, 69%

HSLhsl(241.4, 98.9%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 99.4%, 69%)

CMYK97.2%, 99.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer328,112

CSS custom property--colour: #0501B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.82:1

Contrast with white12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#FAFE4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003BB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0028AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.3 Dark blue · ΔE 16.8 Navy · ΔE 22.1 Blue violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 27.4 Indigo · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACB001

Analogous#0154B0, #5D01B0

Triadic#B00501, #01B005

Split complementary#B05D01, #54B001

Tetradic#B00154, #ACB001, #01B05D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#827FFE

Lighter +30%#504CFE

Lighter +20%#1F19FE

Lighter +10%#0601E3

Darker −10%#04017D

Darker −20%#02004B

Darker −30%#010018

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0400B1

Less saturated −25%#1A179A

Channel breakdown

B176

Red5 (2%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue241.37°

Saturation (HSL)98.87%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 01 · B B0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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