Recognised as Colour
#052AAF
- #052AAF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#052AAF is a blue with RGB values 5, 42, 175 and HSL 227°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#052AAF#052AAF
HEX#052AAF
RGBrgb(5, 42, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1647, 0.6863
RGB percentages2%, 16.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(226.9, 94.4%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 97.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK97.1%, 76%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer338,607
CSS custom property--colour: #052AAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FAD550
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF8A05
Analogous#057FAF, #3505AF
Triadic#AF052A, #2AAF05
Split complementary#AF3505, #7FAF05
Tetradic#AF057F, #AF8A05, #05AF35
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G42
B175
Red5 (2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue226.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 2A · B AF
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