Colour

#05356E

#05356E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#05356E is a blue with RGB values 5, 53, 110 and HSL 213°, 91%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#05356E

RGBrgb(5, 53, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2078, 0.4314

RGB percentages2%, 20.8%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(212.6, 91.3%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 95.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK95.5%, 51.8%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer341,358

CSS custom property--colour: #05356E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#FACA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#113B70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#00326Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00434Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.4 Steel blue · ΔE 33.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.5 Slate blue · ΔE 40.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6E3E05

Analogous#056A6E, #09056E

Triadic#6E0535, #356E05

Split complementary#6E0905, #6A6E05

Tetradic#6E056A, #6E3E05, #056E09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#4898F7

Lighter +30%#187DF4

Lighter +20%#0964D0

Lighter +10%#074D9F

Darker −10%#031D3D

Darker −20%#01060C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#003573

Less saturated −25%#133660

Channel breakdown

G53

B110

Red5 (2%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue212.57°

Saturation (HSL)91.3%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 35 · B 6E

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Colour values

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