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Recognised as Colour

#05488D

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

#05488D is a blue with RGB values 5, 72, 141 and HSL 210°, 93%, 29%. 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

#05488D#05488D
HEX#05488D
RGBrgb(5, 72, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2824, 0.5529
RGB percentages2%, 28.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(210.4, 93.2%, 28.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.4, 96.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK96.5%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer346,253
CSS custom property--colour: #05488D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FAB772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F4F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00438Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005963no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.6Royal blue · ΔE 32.4Slate blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D4A05
Analogous#058C8D, #06058D
Triadic#8D0548, #488D05
Split complementary#8D0605, #8C8D05
Tetradic#8D058C, #8D4A05, #058D06

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#64AEFA
Lighter +30%#3394F8
Lighter +20%#087AF0
Lighter +10%#0761BE
Darker −10%#032F5C
Darker −20%#02162A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004892
Less saturated −25%#17487B

Channel breakdown

R5
G72
B141
Red5 (2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue210.44°
Saturation (HSL)93.15%
Lightness28.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 48 · B 8D

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