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Recognised as Colour

#0502BA

  • #0502BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0502BA is a blue with RGB values 5, 2, 186 and HSL 241°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0502BA#0502BA
HEX#0502BA
RGBrgb(5, 2, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0078, 0.7294
RGB percentages2%, 0.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(241, 97.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241, 98.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK97.3%, 98.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,378
CSS custom property--colour: #0502BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#101010
Inverted#FAFD45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#002BB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9Dark blue · ΔE 21.2Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Navy · ΔE 26.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7BA02
Analogous#025BBA, #6102BA
Triadic#BA0502, #02BA05
Split complementary#BA6102, #5BBA02
Tetradic#BA025B, #B7BA02, #02BA61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8C8AFE
Lighter +30%#5A58FD
Lighter +20%#2925FD
Lighter +10%#0603EC
Darker −10%#040188
Darker −20%#020155
Darker −30%#010023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0300BC
Less saturated −25%#1C19A3

Channel breakdown

R5
G2
B186
Red5 (2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue240.98°
Saturation (HSL)97.87%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 02 · B BA

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