Recognised as Colour
#0525AD
- #0525AD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#0525AD is a blue with RGB values 5, 37, 173 and HSL 229°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#0525AD#0525AD
HEX#0525AD
RGBrgb(5, 37, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1451, 0.6784
RGB percentages2%, 14.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(228.6, 94.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 97.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK97.1%, 78.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer337,325
CSS custom property--colour: #0525AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#FADA52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD8D05
Analogous#0579AD, #3905AD
Triadic#AD0525, #25AD05
Split complementary#AD3905, #79AD05
Tetradic#AD0579, #AD8D05, #05AD39
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G37
B173
Red5 (2%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue228.57°
Saturation (HSL)94.38%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 25 · B AD
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