Colour

#05029B

#05029B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#05029B is a blue with RGB values 5, 2, 155 and HSL 241°, 97%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#05029B#05029B

HEX#05029B

RGBrgb(5, 2, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0078, 0.6078

RGB percentages2%, 0.8%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(241.2, 97.5%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 98.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK96.8%, 98.7%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer328,347

CSS custom property--colour: #05029B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.11:1

Contrast with white14.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#FAFD64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00339Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#002299no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#003E59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 6.9 Navy · ΔE 12.1 Indigo · ΔE 20.8 Medium blue · ΔE 23.3 Blue violet · ΔE 29.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#989B02

Analogous#024B9B, #52029B

Triadic#9B0502, #029B05

Split complementary#9B5202, #4B9B02

Tetradic#9B024B, #989B02, #029B52

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6F6CFD

Lighter +30%#3D3AFC

Lighter +20%#0C07FC

Lighter +10%#0703CD

Darker −10%#030169

Darker −20%#020136

Darker −30%#000004

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#03009D

Less saturated −25%#181687

Channel breakdown

B155

Red5 (2%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue241.18°

Saturation (HSL)97.45%

Lightness30.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 02 · B 9B

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Colour values

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