Colour

#05162F

#05162F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#05162F is a blue with RGB values 5, 22, 47 and HSL 216°, 81%, 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

#05162F#05162F

HEX#05162F

RGBrgb(5, 22, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0863, 0.1843

RGB percentages2%, 8.6%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(215.7, 80.8%, 10.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 89.4%, 18.4%)

CMYK89.4%, 53.2%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer333,359

CSS custom property--colour: #05162F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness23.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.07:1

Contrast with white18.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#FAE9D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#091830no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#03142Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#001C20no 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 text18.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.9 Dim grey · ΔE 41.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 42.4 Slate grey · ΔE 46.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F1E05

Analogous#052B2F, #09052F

Triadic#2F0516, #162F05

Split complementary#2F0905, #2B2F05

Tetradic#2F052B, #2F1E05, #052F09

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#196CE7

Lighter +30%#1457B9

Lighter +20%#0F418B

Lighter +10%#0A2C5D

Darker −10%#000001

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001534

Less saturated −25%#0B1729

Channel breakdown

G22

B47

Red5 (2%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue215.71°

Saturation (HSL)80.77%

Lightness10.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 16 · B 2F

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