Colour

#05090E

#05090E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#05090E is a blue with RGB values 5, 9, 14 and HSL 213°, 47%, 4%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#05090E#05090E

HEX#05090E

RGBrgb(5, 9, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0353, 0.0549

RGB percentages2%, 3.5%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(213.3, 47.4%, 3.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 64.3%, 5.5%)

CMYK64.3%, 35.7%, 0%, 94.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer329,998

CSS custom property--colour: #05090E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness8.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.96:1

Contrast with white19.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#090909

Inverted#FAF6F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#07090Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#06080Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#030A0Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 3.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1 Dim grey · ΔE 42.1 Slate grey · ΔE 51.2 Gray · ΔE 51.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 54.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 3.39, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E0A05

Analogous#050E0E, #05050E

Triadic#0E0509, #090E05

Split complementary#0E0505, #0E0E05

Tetradic#0E050E, #0E0A05, #050E05

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#3B6AA4

Lighter +30%#2D517F

Lighter +20%#203959

Lighter +10%#122134

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#030910

Less saturated −25%#07090C

Channel breakdown

B14

Red5 (2%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue213.33°

Saturation (HSL)47.37%

Lightness3.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 09 · B 0E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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