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Recognised as Colour

#0532C6

  • #0532C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0532C6 is a blue with RGB values 5, 50, 198 and HSL 226°, 95%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0532C6#0532C6
HEX#0532C6
RGBrgb(5, 50, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.1961, 0.7765
RGB percentages2%, 19.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(226, 95.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 97.5%, 77.6%)
CMYK97.5%, 74.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer340,678
CSS custom property--colour: #0532C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#FACD39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.8Navy · ΔE 22.2Medium blue · ΔE 24.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 26Blue violet · ΔE 26.3Indigo · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C69905
Analogous#0593C6, #3905C6
Triadic#C60532, #32C605
Split complementary#C63805, #93C605
Tetradic#C60593, #C69905, #05C639

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BB1FC
Lighter +30%#698BFB
Lighter +20%#3764FA
Lighter +10%#063FF8
Darker −10%#042594
Darker −20%#021963
Darker −30%#010C31
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002FCB
Less saturated −25%#1E40AD

Channel breakdown

R5
G50
B198
Red5 (2%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue226.01°
Saturation (HSL)95.07%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 32 · B C6

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