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Recognised as Colour

#0524D5

  • #0524D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0524D5 is a blue with RGB values 5, 36, 213 and HSL 231°, 95%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0524D5#0524D5
HEX#0524D5
RGBrgb(5, 36, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1412, 0.8353
RGB percentages2%, 14.1%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(231.1, 95.4%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 97.7%, 83.5%)
CMYK97.7%, 83.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer337,109
CSS custom property--colour: #0524D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#FADB2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005F80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Dark blue · ΔE 26.1Dark violet · ΔE 27Blue · ΔE 28.3Navy · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5B605
Analogous#058CD5, #4E05D5
Triadic#D50524, #24D505
Split complementary#D54E05, #8CD505
Tetradic#D5058C, #D5B605, #05D54E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9B6FD
Lighter +30%#778BFC
Lighter +20%#4560FB
Lighter +10%#1436F9
Darker −10%#041CA3
Darker −20%#031371
Darker −30%#010B40
Darker −40%#00020E
More saturated +25%#0020DA
Less saturated −25%#2037BA

Channel breakdown

R5
G36
B213
Red5 (2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue231.06°
Saturation (HSL)95.41%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 24 · B D5

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