Colour

#0526EA

#0526EA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0526EA is a blue with RGB values 5, 38, 234 and HSL 231°, 96%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0526EA#0526EA

HEX#0526EA

RGBrgb(5, 38, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.149, 0.9176

RGB percentages2%, 14.9%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(231.4, 95.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 97.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK97.9%, 83.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer337,642

CSS custom property--colour: #0526EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1

Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#FAD915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#00688Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.1 Blue · ΔE 19.4 Blue violet · ΔE 23.5 Dark violet · ΔE 28.7 Dark blue · ΔE 35 Dark orchid · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAC905

Analogous#0599EA, #5605EA

Triadic#EA0526, #26EA05

Split complementary#EA5605, #99EA05

Tetradic#EA0599, #EAC905, #05EA56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC7FE

Lighter +30%#8B9CFD

Lighter +20%#5A71FB

Lighter +10%#2846FA

Darker −10%#041EB8

Darker −20%#031686

Darker −30%#020E54

Darker −40%#010622

More saturated +25%#0022EF

Less saturated −25%#233BCC

Channel breakdown

G38

B234

Red5 (2%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue231.35°

Saturation (HSL)95.82%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 26 · B EA

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