Colour

#05235F

#05235F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#05235F is a blue with RGB values 5, 35, 95 and HSL 220°, 90%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#05235F#05235F

HEX#05235F

RGBrgb(5, 35, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1373, 0.3725

RGB percentages2%, 13.7%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(220, 90%, 19.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 94.7%, 37.3%)

CMYK94.7%, 63.2%, 0%, 62.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer336,735

CSS custom property--colour: #05235F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.87:1

Contrast with white14.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#FADCA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002C61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#00235Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#00323Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 19.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33 Indigo · ΔE 38.9 Slate blue · ΔE 40.5 Navy · ΔE 41

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F4105

Analogous#05505F, #14055F

Triadic#5F0523, #235F05

Split complementary#5F1405, #505F05

Tetradic#5F0550, #5F4105, #055F14

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#3B79F5

Lighter +30%#0D59F0

Lighter +20%#0A47C0

Lighter +10%#08358F

Darker −10%#02112F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002164

Less saturated −25%#112753

Channel breakdown

G35

B95

Red5 (2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)90%

Lightness19.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 23 · B 5F

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