Colour

#05153B

#05153B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#05153B is a blue with RGB values 5, 21, 59 and HSL 222°, 84%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#05153B

RGBrgb(5, 21, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0824, 0.2314

RGB percentages2%, 8.2%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(222.2, 84.4%, 12.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 91.5%, 23.1%)

CMYK91.5%, 64.4%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer333,115

CSS custom property--colour: #05153B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness25.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.84:1

Contrast with white17.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#FAEAC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001A3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#00153Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#001E25no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 45.9 Dim grey · ΔE 46.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B2B05

Analogous#05303B, #10053B

Triadic#3B0515, #153B05

Split complementary#3B1005, #303B05

Tetradic#3B0530, #3B2B05, #053B10

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#205CEC

Lighter +30%#1147C8

Lighter +20%#0D3699

Lighter +10%#09266A

Darker −10%#01040C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001340

Less saturated −25%#0D1833

Channel breakdown

G21

B59

Red5 (2%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue222.22°

Saturation (HSL)84.38%

Lightness12.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 15 · B 3B

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