Colour

#0506EC

#0506EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0506EC is a blue with RGB values 5, 6, 236 and HSL 240°, 96%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0506EC#0506EC

HEX#0506EC

RGBrgb(5, 6, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0235, 0.9255

RGB percentages2%, 2.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(239.7, 95.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.7, 97.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK97.9%, 97.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer329,452

CSS custom property--colour: #0506EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#FAF913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0039E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00638Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.1 Medium blue · ΔE 12.6 Blue violet · ΔE 29.2 Dark violet · ΔE 32.3 Dark blue · ΔE 42.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 43.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECEB05

Analogous#057AEC, #7705EC

Triadic#EC0506, #06EC05

Split complementary#EC7705, #7AEC05

Tetradic#EC057A, #ECEB05, #05EC77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BFC0FE

Lighter +30%#8D8EFD

Lighter +20%#5B5CFC

Lighter +10%#2A2AFA

Darker −10%#0405BA

Darker −20%#030388

Darker −30%#020256

Darker −40%#010124

More saturated +25%#0001F1

Less saturated −25%#2324CE

Channel breakdown

B236

Red5 (2%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue239.74°

Saturation (HSL)95.85%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 06 · B EC

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Colour values

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