Colour
#051CA4
- #051CA4
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#051CA4 is a blue with RGB values 5, 28, 164 and HSL 231°, 94%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#051CA4#051CA4
HEX#051CA4
RGBrgb(5, 28, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1098, 0.6431
RGB percentages2%, 11%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(231.3, 94.1%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 97%, 64.3%)
CMYK97%, 82.9%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer335,012
CSS custom property--colour: #051CA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#FAE35B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A48D05
Analogous#056CA4, #3D05A4
Triadic#A4051C, #1CA405
Split complementary#A43E05, #6CA405
Tetradic#A4056C, #A48D05, #05A43D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G28
B164
Red5 (2%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue231.32°
Saturation (HSL)94.08%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 1C · B A4
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