Recognised as Colour

#05099F

#05099F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#05099F is a blue with RGB values 5, 9, 159 and HSL 238°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#05099F#05099F

HEX#05099F

RGBrgb(5, 9, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0353, 0.6235

RGB percentages2%, 3.5%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(238.4, 93.9%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 96.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK96.9%, 94.3%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer330,143

CSS custom property--colour: #05099F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.58:1

Contrast with white13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#FAF660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0036A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#00259Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#00415Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.3 Navy · ΔE 12.4 Indigo · ΔE 20.9 Medium blue · ΔE 23.2 Blue violet · ΔE 28.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F9B05

Analogous#05569F, #4E059F

Triadic#9F0509, #099F05

Split complementary#9F4E05, #569F05

Tetradic#9F0556, #9F9B05, #059F4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7579FB

Lighter +30%#4449F9

Lighter +20%#1218F8

Lighter +10%#070CD0

Darker −10%#03066E

Darker −20%#02033C

Darker −30%#00010B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0004A4

Less saturated −25%#1A1C8B

Channel breakdown

B159

Red5 (2%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue238.44°

Saturation (HSL)93.9%

Lightness32.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 09 · B 9F

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