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Recognised as Colour

#05051A

  • #05051A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#05051A is a blue with RGB values 5, 5, 26 and HSL 240°, 68%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#05051A#05051A
HEX#05051A
RGBrgb(5, 5, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0196, 0.102
RGB percentages2%, 2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(240, 67.7%, 6.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 80.8%, 10.2%)
CMYK80.8%, 80.8%, 0%, 89.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,986
CSS custom property--colour: #05051A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness10 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.13:1
Contrast with white20.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FAFAE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00081Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00061Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00090Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 11.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.1Dim grey · ΔE 44.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 47.8Midnight blue · ΔE 49.5Slate grey · ΔE 51.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A1A05
Analogous#05101A, #10051A
Triadic#1A0505, #051A05
Split complementary#1A1005, #101A05
Tetradic#1A0510, #1A1A05, #051A10

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2626C5
Lighter +30%#1E1E9A
Lighter +20%#151570
Lighter +10%#0D0D45
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#01011E
Less saturated −25%#090916

Channel breakdown

R5
G5
B26
Red5 (2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness6.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 05 · B 1A

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