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Colour

#0516BC

  • #0516BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0516BC is a blue with RGB values 5, 22, 188 and HSL 234°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0516BC#0516BC
HEX#0516BC
RGBrgb(5, 22, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0863, 0.7373
RGB percentages2%, 8.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(234.4, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK97.3%, 88.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer333,500
CSS custom property--colour: #0516BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.37:1
Contrast with white11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#FAE943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0030B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00516Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.6Dark blue · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Navy · ΔE 23.2Dark violet · ΔE 27.2Indigo · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCAB05
Analogous#0572BC, #4F05BC
Triadic#BC0516, #16BC05
Split complementary#BC5005, #71BC05
Tetradic#BC0572, #BCAB05, #05BC50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#919BFC
Lighter +30%#5F6EFB
Lighter +20%#2E41F9
Lighter +10%#061CEE
Darker −10%#04108A
Darker −20%#020A59
Darker −30%#010527
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0012C1
Less saturated −25%#1D2AA4

Channel breakdown

R5
G22
B188
Red5 (2%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue234.43°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 16 · B BC

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