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Recognised as Colour

#05165D

  • #05165D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#05165D is a blue with RGB values 5, 22, 93 and HSL 228°, 90%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#05165D#05165D
HEX#05165D
RGBrgb(5, 22, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0863, 0.3647
RGB percentages2%, 8.6%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(228.4, 89.8%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 94.6%, 36.5%)
CMYK94.6%, 76.3%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer333,405
CSS custom property--colour: #05165D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.42:1
Contrast with white16.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#FAE9A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00245Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#001B5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#002A37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10Dark slateblue · ΔE 19Rebecca purple · ΔE 28Indigo · ΔE 29.9Navy · ΔE 31.1Dark blue · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D4C05
Analogous#05425D, #20055D
Triadic#5D0516, #165D05
Split complementary#5D2005, #425D05
Tetradic#5D0542, #5D4C05, #055D20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3A5EF4
Lighter +30%#0D38EE
Lighter +20%#0A2DBE
Lighter +10%#08218D
Darker −10%#020B2D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001362
Less saturated −25%#111E51

Channel breakdown

R5
G22
B93
Red5 (2%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue228.41°
Saturation (HSL)89.8%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 16 · B 5D

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