Colour

#052C40

#052C40
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#052C40 is a blue with RGB values 5, 44, 64 and HSL 200°, 86%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#052C40#052C40

HEX#052C40

RGBrgb(5, 44, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1725, 0.251

RGB percentages2%, 17.3%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(200.3, 85.5%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 92.2%, 25.1%)

CMYK92.2%, 31.2%, 0%, 74.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer339,008

CSS custom property--colour: #052C40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.58:1

Contrast with white14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#FAD3BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#222C41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A2640no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#003133no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Black · ΔE 23.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Slate grey · ΔE 36.9 Steel blue · ΔE 39.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#401905

Analogous#054037, #050E40

Triadic#40052C, #2C4005

Split complementary#40050E, #403605

Tetradic#370540, #401905, #0F4005

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#23A9EE

Lighter +30%#108ECE

Lighter +20%#0C6D9F

Lighter +10%#094D6F

Darker −10%#010B11

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002E45

Less saturated −25%#0E2937

Channel breakdown

G44

B64

Red5 (2%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue200.34°

Saturation (HSL)85.51%

Lightness13.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 2C · B 40

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Colour values

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