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Recognised as Colour

#05246F

  • #05246F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#05246F is a blue with RGB values 5, 36, 111 and HSL 222°, 91%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#05246F#05246F
HEX#05246F
RGBrgb(5, 36, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1412, 0.4353
RGB percentages2%, 14.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(222.5, 91.4%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 95.5%, 43.5%)
CMYK95.5%, 67.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer337,007
CSS custom property--colour: #05246F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.11:1
Contrast with white14.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#FADB90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003071no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00266Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003846no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Indigo · ΔE 30.4Navy · ΔE 31.8Slate blue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F5005
Analogous#05596F, #1B056F
Triadic#6F0524, #246F05
Split complementary#6F1B05, #596F05
Tetradic#6F0559, #6F5005, #056F1B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#497CF7
Lighter +30%#1859F5
Lighter +20%#0944D1
Lighter +10%#0734A0
Darker −10%#03143E
Darker −20%#01040D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002274
Less saturated −25%#132A61

Channel breakdown

R5
G36
B111
Red5 (2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue222.45°
Saturation (HSL)91.38%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 24 · B 6F

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