Colour

#05294D

#05294D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#05294D is a blue with RGB values 5, 41, 77 and HSL 210°, 88%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#05294D

RGBrgb(5, 41, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1608, 0.302

RGB percentages2%, 16.1%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(210, 87.8%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 93.5%, 30.2%)

CMYK93.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer338,253

CSS custom property--colour: #05294D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.68:1

Contrast with white14.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#FAD6B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#172C4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#09254Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#003237no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Black · ΔE 30.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.2 Steel blue · ΔE 37.5 Dim grey · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 30.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D2905

Analogous#054D4D, #05054D

Triadic#4D0529, #294D05

Split complementary#4D0505, #4D4D05

Tetradic#4D054D, #4D2905, #054D05

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2D8FF1

Lighter +30%#0E76DD

Lighter +20%#0B5CAD

Lighter +10%#08437D

Darker −10%#02101D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002952

Less saturated −25%#0F2943

Channel breakdown

G41

B77

Red5 (2%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)87.8%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 29 · B 4D

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Colour values

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