Recognised as Colour

#051BAD

#051BAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#051BAD is a blue with RGB values 5, 27, 173 and HSL 232°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#051BAD#051BAD

HEX#051BAD

RGBrgb(5, 27, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1059, 0.6784

RGB percentages2%, 10.6%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(232.1, 94.4%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 97.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK97.1%, 84.4%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer334,765

CSS custom property--colour: #051BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.89:1

Contrast with white11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#FAE452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#002EABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#004C67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10.9 Navy · ΔE 15.2 Indigo · ΔE 22.5 Medium blue · ΔE 23.1 Blue violet · ΔE 27.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD9705

Analogous#056FAD, #4305AD

Triadic#AD051B, #1BAD05

Split complementary#AD4305, #6FAD05

Tetradic#AD056F, #AD9705, #05AD43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8392FB

Lighter +30%#5167FA

Lighter +20%#1F3CF9

Lighter +10%#0623DF

Darker −10%#04137B

Darker −20%#020C4A

Darker −30%#010418

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0017B2

Less saturated −25%#1B2B97

Channel breakdown

G27

B173

Red5 (2%)

Green27 (10.6%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue232.14°

Saturation (HSL)94.38%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 1B · B AD

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