Colour

#0517BC

#0517BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0517BC is a blue with RGB values 5, 23, 188 and HSL 234°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0517BC#0517BC

HEX#0517BC

RGBrgb(5, 23, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0902, 0.7373

RGB percentages2%, 9%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(234.1, 94.8%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.1, 97.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK97.3%, 87.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer333,756

CSS custom property--colour: #0517BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.32:1

Contrast with white11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#FAE843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0043C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0030B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00516Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14 Dark blue · ΔE 17.8 Navy · ΔE 22.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23.2 Dark violet · ΔE 27.4 Indigo · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCAA05

Analogous#0573BC, #4E05BC

Triadic#BC0517, #17BC05

Split complementary#BC4E05, #73BC05

Tetradic#BC0573, #BCAA05, #05BC4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#919BFC

Lighter +30%#5F6FFB

Lighter +20%#2E42F9

Lighter +10%#061DEE

Darker −10%#04118A

Darker −20%#020B59

Darker −30%#010527

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0013C1

Less saturated −25%#1D2AA4

Channel breakdown

G23

B188

Red5 (2%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue234.1°

Saturation (HSL)94.82%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 17 · B BC

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