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Colour

#05488A

  • #05488A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#05488A is a blue with RGB values 5, 72, 138 and HSL 210°, 93%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#05488A#05488A
HEX#05488A
RGBrgb(5, 72, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2824, 0.5412
RGB percentages2%, 28.2%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(209.8, 93%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 96.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK96.4%, 47.8%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer346,250
CSS custom property--colour: #05488A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FAB775

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#224E8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004389no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005862no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.9Midnight blue · ΔE 28.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.2Royal blue · ΔE 34.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A4705
Analogous#058A89, #05068A
Triadic#8A0548, #488A05
Split complementary#8A0506, #8A8905
Tetradic#89058A, #8A4705, #068A05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#62AEF9
Lighter +30%#3095F8
Lighter +20%#097BEC
Lighter +10%#0762BB
Darker −10%#032E59
Darker −20%#011528
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00488F
Less saturated −25%#174878

Channel breakdown

R5
G72
B138
Red5 (2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue209.77°
Saturation (HSL)93.01%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 48 · B 8A

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