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Recognised as Colour

#053ABC

  • #053ABC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#053ABC is a blue with RGB values 5, 58, 188 and HSL 223°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#053ABC#053ABC
HEX#053ABC
RGBrgb(5, 58, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2275, 0.7373
RGB percentages2%, 22.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(222.6, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK97.3%, 69.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer342,716
CSS custom property--colour: #053ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#FAC543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005F76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.4Navy · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 19.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC8705
Analogous#0595BC, #2C05BC
Triadic#BC053A, #3ABC05
Split complementary#BC2C05, #95BC05
Tetradic#BC0595, #BC8705, #05BC2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91B0FC
Lighter +30%#5F8CFB
Lighter +20%#2E69F9
Lighter +10%#0649EE
Darker −10%#042B8A
Darker −20%#021B59
Darker −30%#010C27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0038C1
Less saturated −25%#1D44A4

Channel breakdown

R5
G58
B188
Red5 (2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue222.62°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 3A · B BC

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