Colour
#052D9F
- #052D9F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#052D9F is a blue with RGB values 5, 45, 159 and HSL 224°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#052D9F#052D9F
HEX#052D9F
RGBrgb(5, 45, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1765, 0.6235
RGB percentages2%, 17.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(224.4, 93.9%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 96.9%, 62.4%)
CMYK96.9%, 71.7%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer339,359
CSS custom property--colour: #052D9F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#FAD260
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F7705
Analogous#057A9F, #2A059F
Triadic#9F052D, #2D9F05
Split complementary#9F2A05, #7A9F05
Tetradic#9F057A, #9F7705, #059F2A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G45
B159
Red5 (2%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue224.42°
Saturation (HSL)93.9%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 2D · B 9F
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