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Recognised as Colour

#052A55

  • #052A55
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#052A55 is a blue with RGB values 5, 42, 85 and HSL 212°, 89%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#052A55#052A55
HEX#052A55
RGBrgb(5, 42, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1647, 0.3333
RGB percentages2%, 16.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(212.3, 88.9%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 94.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK94.1%, 50.6%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer338,517
CSS custom property--colour: #052A55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FAD5AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#122E57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002754no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00343Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Midnight blue · ΔE 32.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.5Black · ΔE 34.8Steel blue · ΔE 36.8Dim grey · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#553005
Analogous#055255, #080555
Triadic#55052A, #2A5505
Split complementary#550805, #525505
Tetradic#550552, #553005, #055508

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#338CF3
Lighter +30%#0D71E5
Lighter +20%#0B5AB5
Lighter +10%#084285
Darker −10%#021225
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002A5A
Less saturated −25%#102B4A

Channel breakdown

R5
G42
B85
Red5 (2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue212.25°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 2A · B 55

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