Recognised as Colour

#052A51

#052A51
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#052A51 is a blue with RGB values 5, 42, 81 and HSL 211°, 88%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#052A51

RGBrgb(5, 42, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1647, 0.3176

RGB percentages2%, 16.5%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(210.8, 88.4%, 16.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 93.8%, 31.8%)

CMYK93.8%, 48.1%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer338,513

CSS custom property--colour: #052A51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.42:1

Contrast with white14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#FAD5AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#152D53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#062750no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#003339no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32 Black · ΔE 32.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.2 Steel blue · ΔE 36.9 Dim grey · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#512C05

Analogous#055051, #060551

Triadic#51052A, #2A5105

Split complementary#510605, #505105

Tetradic#510550, #512C05, #055106

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#308EF2

Lighter +30%#0E75E1

Lighter +20%#0B5CB1

Lighter +10%#084381

Darker −10%#021121

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002A56

Less saturated −25%#102A46

Channel breakdown

G42

B81

Red5 (2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue210.79°

Saturation (HSL)88.37%

Lightness16.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 2A · B 51

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