Colour

#0505F9

#0505F9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0505F9 is a blue with RGB values 5, 5, 249 and HSL 240°, 96%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0505F9#0505F9

HEX#0505F9

RGBrgb(5, 5, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0196, 0.9765

RGB percentages2%, 2%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(240, 96.1%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 98%, 97.6%)

CMYK98%, 98%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer329,209

CSS custom property--colour: #0505F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1

Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#FAFA06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 3.3 Medium blue · ΔE 18.3 Blue violet · ΔE 33.1 Dark violet · ΔE 35.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 48.2 Dark blue · ΔE 48.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 3.33, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9F905

Analogous#057FF9, #7F05F9

Triadic#F90505, #05F905

Split complementary#F97F05, #7FF905

Tetradic#F9057F, #F9F905, #05F97F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCCCFE

Lighter +30%#9A9AFD

Lighter +20%#6868FC

Lighter +10%#3636FB

Darker −10%#0404C7

Darker −20%#030395

Darker −30%#020263

Darker −40%#010131

More saturated +25%#0000FE

Less saturated −25%#2525D9

Channel breakdown

B249

Red5 (2%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)96.06%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 05 · B F9

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