Colour

#0518FF

#0518FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0518FF is a blue with RGB values 5, 24, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0518FF#0518FF

HEX#0518FF

RGBrgb(5, 24, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0941, 1

RGB percentages2%, 9.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(235.4, 100%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 98%, 100%)

CMYK98%, 90.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer334,079

CSS custom property--colour: #0518FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1

Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#FAE700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042FCno 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 114.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.2 Medium blue · ΔE 18.1 Blue violet · ΔE 32.1 Dark violet · ΔE 35.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 47.3 Dark blue · ΔE 48

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFEC05

Analogous#0595FF, #6F05FF

Triadic#FF0518, #18FF05

Split complementary#FF6F05, #95FF05

Tetradic#FF0595, #FFEC05, #05FF6F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1D4FF

Lighter +30%#9EA5FF

Lighter +20%#6B76FF

Lighter +10%#3847FF

Darker −10%#0010D1

Darker −20%#000C9E

Darker −30%#00086B

Darker −40%#000438

More saturated +25%#0518FF

Less saturated −25%#2432E0

Channel breakdown

G24

B255

Red5 (2%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue235.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 18 · B FF

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