Colour

#0516FF

#0516FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0516FF is a blue with RGB values 5, 22, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0516FF#0516FF

HEX#0516FF

RGBrgb(5, 22, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0863, 1

RGB percentages2%, 8.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(235.9, 100%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 98%, 100%)

CMYK98%, 91.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer333,567

CSS custom property--colour: #0516FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#FAE900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 4.6 Medium blue · ΔE 18.5 Blue violet · ΔE 32.5 Dark violet · ΔE 35.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 47.7 Dark blue · ΔE 48.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 4.61, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFEE05

Analogous#0593FF, #7105FF

Triadic#FF0516, #16FF05

Split complementary#FF7105, #93FF05

Tetradic#FF0593, #FFEE05, #05FF71

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1D4FF

Lighter +30%#9EA5FF

Lighter +20%#6B75FF

Lighter +10%#3846FF

Darker −10%#000ED1

Darker −20%#000B9E

Darker −30%#00076B

Darker −40%#000438

More saturated +25%#0516FF

Less saturated −25%#2431E0

Channel breakdown

G22

B255

Red5 (2%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue235.92°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 16 · B FF

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