Recognised as Colour
#05128E
- #05128E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#05128E is a blue with RGB values 5, 18, 142 and HSL 234°, 93%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#05128E#05128E
HEX#05128E
RGBrgb(5, 18, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0706, 0.5569
RGB percentages2%, 7.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(234.3, 93.2%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 96.5%, 55.7%)
CMYK96.5%, 87.3%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer332,430
CSS custom property--colour: #05128E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#FAED71
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E8105
Analogous#05578E, #3D058E
Triadic#8E0512, #128E05
Split complementary#8E3D05, #578E05
Tetradic#8E0556, #8E8105, #058E3C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G18
B142
Red5 (2%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue234.31°
Saturation (HSL)93.2%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 12 · B 8E
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