Colour
#0523A2
- #0523A2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#0523A2 is a blue with RGB values 5, 35, 162 and HSL 229°, 94%, 33%. 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
#0523A2#0523A2
HEX#0523A2
RGBrgb(5, 35, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1373, 0.6353
RGB percentages2%, 13.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(228.5, 94%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 96.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK96.9%, 78.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer336,802
CSS custom property--colour: #0523A2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#FADC5D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A28405
Analogous#0572A2, #3505A2
Triadic#A20523, #23A205
Split complementary#A23505, #72A205
Tetradic#A20572, #A28405, #05A235
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G35
B162
Red5 (2%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue228.54°
Saturation (HSL)94.01%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 23 · B A2
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