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Recognised as Colour

#05293B

  • #05293B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#05293B is a blue with RGB values 5, 41, 59 and HSL 200°, 84%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#05293B#05293B
HEX#05293B
RGBrgb(5, 41, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1608, 0.2314
RGB percentages2%, 16.1%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(200, 84.4%, 12.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 91.5%, 23.1%)
CMYK91.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 76.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer338,235
CSS custom property--colour: #05293B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.14:1
Contrast with white15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#FAD6C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20293Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#19243Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#002E2Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9Black · ΔE 21.9Dim grey · ΔE 33.3Slate grey · ΔE 38.1Light slate grey · ΔE 41.1Steel blue · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B1705
Analogous#053B32, #050E3B
Triadic#3B0529, #293B05
Split complementary#3B050E, #3B3205
Tetradic#32053B, #3B1705, #0E3B05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#20A8EC
Lighter +30%#118BC8
Lighter +20%#0D6A99
Lighter +10%#094A6A
Darker −10%#01080C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002B40
Less saturated −25%#0D2633

Channel breakdown

R5
G41
B59
Red5 (2%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)84.38%
Lightness12.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 29 · B 3B

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