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Recognised as Colour

#053EAE

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

#053EAE is a blue with RGB values 5, 62, 174 and HSL 220°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#053EAE#053EAE
HEX#053EAE
RGBrgb(5, 62, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2431, 0.6824
RGB percentages2%, 24.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(219.8, 94.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 97.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK97.1%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer343,726
CSS custom property--colour: #053EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FAC151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005C70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16.9Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7505
Analogous#0593AE, #2005AE
Triadic#AE053E, #3EAE05
Split complementary#AE2005, #93AE05
Tetradic#AE0593, #AE7505, #05AE20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84ACFB
Lighter +30%#528BFA
Lighter +20%#2069F9
Lighter +10%#0650E0
Darker −10%#042C7C
Darker −20%#021B4B
Darker −30%#010919
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003CB3
Less saturated −25%#1B4598

Channel breakdown

R5
G62
B174
Red5 (2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue219.76°
Saturation (HSL)94.41%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 3E · B AE

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