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Colour

#052AA9

  • #052AA9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#052AA9 is a blue with RGB values 5, 42, 169 and HSL 226°, 94%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#052AA9#052AA9
HEX#052AA9
RGBrgb(5, 42, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1647, 0.6627
RGB percentages2%, 16.5%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(226.5, 94.3%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 97%, 66.3%)
CMYK97%, 75.1%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer338,601
CSS custom property--colour: #052AA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#FAD556

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0034A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005067no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.2Navy · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 19.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Midnight blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A98405
Analogous#057CA9, #3205A9
Triadic#A9052A, #2AA905
Split complementary#A93205, #7CA905
Tetradic#A9057C, #A98405, #05A932

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7F9BFB
Lighter +30%#4D74FA
Lighter +20%#1C4DF8
Lighter +10%#0636DB
Darker −10%#041E77
Darker −20%#021146
Darker −30%#010514
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0027AE
Less saturated −25%#1B3693

Channel breakdown

R5
G42
B169
Red5 (2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue226.46°
Saturation (HSL)94.25%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 2A · B A9

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