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Recognised as Colour

#052C44

  • #052C44
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#052C44 is a blue with RGB values 5, 44, 68 and HSL 203°, 86%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#052C44#052C44
HEX#052C44
RGBrgb(5, 44, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1725, 0.2667
RGB percentages2%, 17.3%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(202.9, 86.3%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 92.6%, 26.7%)
CMYK92.6%, 35.3%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer339,012
CSS custom property--colour: #052C44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.48:1
Contrast with white14.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FAD3BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#212D45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#182744no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003235no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.6Black · ΔE 25.3Dim grey · ΔE 33.6Slate grey · ΔE 37Steel blue · ΔE 38.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#441D05
Analogous#05443D, #050C44
Triadic#44052C, #2C4405
Split complementary#44050C, #443D05
Tetradic#3D0544, #441D05, #0C4405

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#26A2EF
Lighter +30%#0F88D3
Lighter +20%#0C69A3
Lighter +10%#084B74
Darker −10%#020D14
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002D49
Less saturated −25%#0E2A3B

Channel breakdown

R5
G44
B68
Red5 (2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue202.86°
Saturation (HSL)86.3%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 2C · B 44

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