Colour

#0511BB

#0511BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0511BB is a blue with RGB values 5, 17, 187 and HSL 236°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0511BB#0511BB

HEX#0511BB

RGBrgb(5, 17, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0667, 0.7333

RGB percentages2%, 6.7%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(236, 94.8%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236, 97.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK97.3%, 90.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer332,219

CSS custom property--colour: #0511BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.64:1

Contrast with white11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#FAEE44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0042BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#002EB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Tritanopia#004F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.2 Dark blue · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 23.1 Navy · ΔE 23.9 Dark violet · ΔE 26.9 Indigo · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBAF05

Analogous#056CBB, #5405BB

Triadic#BB0511, #11BB05

Split complementary#BB5405, #6CBB05

Tetradic#BB056C, #BBAF05, #05BB54

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9097FC

Lighter +30%#5E69FB

Lighter +20%#2D3AF9

Lighter +10%#0616ED

Darker −10%#040C89

Darker −20%#020858

Darker −30%#010326

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#000DC0

Less saturated −25%#1D26A3

Channel breakdown

G17

B187

Red5 (2%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue236.04°

Saturation (HSL)94.79%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 11 · B BB

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