Colour

#05083B

#05083B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#05083B is a blue with RGB values 5, 8, 59 and HSL 237°, 84%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#05083B#05083B

HEX#05083B

RGBrgb(5, 8, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0314, 0.2314

RGB percentages2%, 3.1%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(236.7, 84.4%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 91.5%, 23.1%)

CMYK91.5%, 86.4%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer329,787

CSS custom property--colour: #05083B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness21 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.02:1

Contrast with white19.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B

Inverted#FAF7C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00133Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#000D3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#001721no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 25.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2 Black · ΔE 36.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 40.6 Indigo · ΔE 43 Navy · ΔE 45

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 25.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B3805

Analogous#05233B, #1D053B

Triadic#3B0508, #083B05

Split complementary#3B1D05, #233B05

Tetradic#3B0523, #3B3805, #053B1D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#202BEC

Lighter +30%#111BC8

Lighter +20%#0D1599

Lighter +10%#090E6A

Darker −10%#01020C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#000440

Less saturated −25%#0D0F33

Channel breakdown

B59

Red5 (2%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue236.67°

Saturation (HSL)84.38%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 08 · B 3B

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