Colour

#05162E

#05162E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#05162E is a blue with RGB values 5, 22, 46 and HSL 215°, 80%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#05162E#05162E

HEX#05162E

RGBrgb(5, 22, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0863, 0.1804

RGB percentages2%, 8.6%, 18%

HSLhsl(215.1, 80.4%, 10%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 89.1%, 18%)

CMYK89.1%, 52.2%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer333,358

CSS custom property--colour: #05162E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness23.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.09:1

Contrast with white18.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#FAE9D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0A182Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#04142Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#001C1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.6 Dim grey · ΔE 41.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.2 Slate grey · ΔE 46.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E1D05

Analogous#052B2E, #08052E

Triadic#2E0516, #162E05

Split complementary#2E0905, #2B2E05

Tetradic#2E052B, #2E1D05, #052E09

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#196EE6

Lighter +30%#1458B8

Lighter +20%#0F428A

Lighter +10%#0A2C5C

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001533

Less saturated −25%#0B1728

Channel breakdown

G22

B46

Red5 (2%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue215.12°

Saturation (HSL)80.39%

Lightness10%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 16 · B 2E

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