Colour

#05233D

#05233D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#05233D is a blue with RGB values 5, 35, 61 and HSL 208°, 85%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#05233D

RGBrgb(5, 35, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1373, 0.2392

RGB percentages2%, 13.7%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(207.9, 84.8%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 91.8%, 23.9%)

CMYK91.8%, 42.6%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer336,701

CSS custom property--colour: #05233D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.98:1

Contrast with white15.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#FADCC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#17243Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0E1F3Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00292Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 37.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.4 Slate grey · ΔE 40.9 Steel blue · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D1F05

Analogous#053D3B, #05073D

Triadic#3D0523, #233D05

Split complementary#3D0507, #3D3B05

Tetradic#3B053D, #3D1F05, #073D05

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#218EED

Lighter +30%#1174CA

Lighter +20%#0D599B

Lighter +10%#093E6C

Darker −10%#01080E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002342

Less saturated −25%#0D2235

Channel breakdown

G35

B61

Red5 (2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue207.86°

Saturation (HSL)84.85%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 23 · B 3D

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