Recognised as Colour

#0502AC

#0502AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#0502AC is a blue with RGB values 5, 2, 172 and HSL 241°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0502AC#0502AC

HEX#0502AC

RGBrgb(5, 2, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0078, 0.6745

RGB percentages2%, 0.8%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(241.1, 97.7%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 98.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK97.1%, 98.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer328,364

CSS custom property--colour: #0502AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.04:1

Contrast with white13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#FAFD53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0039B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0027AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Tritanopia#004663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.8 Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Navy · ΔE 20 Blue violet · ΔE 25.2 Indigo · ΔE 27.3 Dark violet · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9AC02

Analogous#0254AC, #5A02AC

Triadic#AC0502, #02AC05

Split complementary#AC5A02, #54AC02

Tetradic#AC0254, #A9AC02, #02AC5A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7F7DFD

Lighter +30%#4D4AFD

Lighter +20%#1C18FC

Lighter +10%#0603DE

Darker −10%#04017A

Darker −20%#020147

Darker −30%#010015

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0300AE

Less saturated −25%#1A1896

Channel breakdown

B172

Red5 (2%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue241.06°

Saturation (HSL)97.7%

Lightness34.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 02 · B AC

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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