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Recognised as Colour

#0530DE

  • #0530DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0530DE is a blue with RGB values 5, 48, 222 and HSL 228°, 96%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0530DE#0530DE
HEX#0530DE
RGBrgb(5, 48, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1882, 0.8706
RGB percentages2%, 18.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(228.1, 95.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 97.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK97.7%, 78.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer340,190
CSS custom property--colour: #0530DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.45:1
Contrast with white8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#FACF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.1Blue violet · ΔE 21.7Dark blue · ΔE 27.2Dark violet · ΔE 28.1Blue · ΔE 30.4Dark orchid · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEB305
Analogous#059DDE, #4705DE
Triadic#DE0530, #30DE05
Split complementary#DE4705, #9DDE05
Tetradic#DE059C, #DEB305, #05DE46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C1FD
Lighter +30%#8098FC
Lighter +20%#4E70FB
Lighter +10%#1C48FA
Darker −10%#0425AC
Darker −20%#031A7A
Darker −30%#021048
Darker −40%#010516
More saturated +25%#002DE3
Less saturated −25%#2141C2

Channel breakdown

R5
G48
B222
Red5 (2%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue228.11°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 30 · B DE

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