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Colour

#052E4A

  • #052E4A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#052E4A is a blue with RGB values 5, 46, 74 and HSL 204°, 87%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#052E4A#052E4A
HEX#052E4A
RGBrgb(5, 46, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1804, 0.2902
RGB percentages2%, 18%, 29%
HSLhsl(204.3, 87.3%, 15.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 93.2%, 29%)
CMYK93.2%, 37.8%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer339,530
CSS custom property--colour: #052E4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness43.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.04:1
Contrast with white14.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#FAD1B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#212F4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#172949no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#003538no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2Black · ΔE 27.7Dim grey · ΔE 34Steel blue · ΔE 36.4Slate grey · ΔE 36.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A2105
Analogous#054A43, #050C4A
Triadic#4A052E, #2E4A05
Split complementary#4A050C, #4A4305
Tetradic#44054A, #4A2105, #0C4A05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2AA0F1
Lighter +30%#0F87D9
Lighter +20%#0B69AA
Lighter +10%#084C7A
Darker −10%#02101A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002F4F
Less saturated −25%#0F2C40

Channel breakdown

R5
G46
B74
Red5 (2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue204.35°
Saturation (HSL)87.34%
Lightness15.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 2E · B 4A

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