Recognised as Colour
#051CAB
- #051CAB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#051CAB is a blue with RGB values 5, 28, 171 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
#051CAB#051CAB
HEX#051CAB
RGBrgb(5, 28, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1098, 0.6706
RGB percentages2%, 11%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(231.7, 94.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 97.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK97.1%, 83.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer335,019
CSS custom property--colour: #051CAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#FAE354
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB9405
Analogous#056FAB, #4105AB
Triadic#AB051C, #1CAB05
Split complementary#AB4105, #6FAB05
Tetradic#AB056F, #AB9405, #05AB41
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G28
B171
Red5 (2%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue231.69°
Saturation (HSL)94.32%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 1C · B AB
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