Colour

#05121A

#05121A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#05121A is a blue with RGB values 5, 18, 26 and HSL 203°, 68%, 6%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#05121A

RGBrgb(5, 18, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0706, 0.102

RGB percentages2%, 7.1%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(202.9, 67.7%, 6.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 80.8%, 10.2%)

CMYK80.8%, 30.8%, 0%, 89.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer332,314

CSS custom property--colour: #05121A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness16.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.95:1

Contrast with white18.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#FAEDE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E121Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0B101Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#001415no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 8.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Dim grey · ΔE 40.1 Slate grey · ΔE 48.1 Gray · ΔE 49.2 Teal · ΔE 51.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A0D05

Analogous#051A18, #05071A

Triadic#1A0512, #121A05

Split complementary#1A0507, #1A1805

Tetradic#18051A, #1A0D05, #071A05

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2688C5

Lighter +30%#1E6B9A

Lighter +20%#154D70

Lighter +10%#0D3045

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#01131E

Less saturated −25%#091116

Channel breakdown

G18

B26

Red5 (2%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue202.86°

Saturation (HSL)67.74%

Lightness6.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 12 · B 1A

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