Colour

#052A6D

#052A6D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#052A6D is a blue with RGB values 5, 42, 109 and HSL 219°, 91%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#052A6D

RGBrgb(5, 42, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1647, 0.4275

RGB percentages2%, 16.5%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(218.7, 91.2%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 95.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK95.4%, 61.5%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer338,541

CSS custom property--colour: #052A6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.47:1

Contrast with white13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#FAD592

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00336Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#002A6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#003B47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 16.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7 Slate blue · ΔE 35.9 Indigo · ΔE 36.4 Royal blue · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D4805

Analogous#055E6D, #14056D

Triadic#6D052A, #2A6D05

Split complementary#6D1405, #5E6D05

Tetradic#6D055E, #6D4805, #056D14

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#4786F7

Lighter +30%#1766F4

Lighter +20%#0950CF

Lighter +10%#073D9E

Darker −10%#03173C

Darker −20%#01040B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002972

Less saturated −25%#132E5F

Channel breakdown

G42

B109

Red5 (2%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue218.65°

Saturation (HSL)91.23%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 2A · B 6D

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Colour values

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