Recognised as Colour
#052EAB
- #052EAB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#052EAB is a blue with RGB values 5, 46, 171 and HSL 225°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#052EAB#052EAB
HEX#052EAB
RGBrgb(5, 46, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1804, 0.6706
RGB percentages2%, 18%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(225.2, 94.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 97.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK97.1%, 73.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer339,627
CSS custom property--colour: #052EAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.58:1
Contrast with white10.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#FAD154
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB8205
Analogous#0581AB, #2F05AB
Triadic#AB052E, #2EAB05
Split complementary#AB2F05, #81AB05
Tetradic#AB0581, #AB8205, #05AB2F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G46
B171
Red5 (2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue225.18°
Saturation (HSL)94.32%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 2E · B AB
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page