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Recognised as Colour

#0559C3

  • #0559C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0559C3 is a blue with RGB values 5, 89, 195 and HSL 213°, 95%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0559C3#0559C3
HEX#0559C3
RGBrgb(5, 89, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.349, 0.7647
RGB percentages2%, 34.9%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(213.5, 95%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 97.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK97.4%, 54.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer350,659
CSS custom property--colour: #0559C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#FAA63C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Slate blue · ΔE 17Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C36F05
Analogous#05B8C3, #1005C3
Triadic#C30559, #59C305
Split complementary#C31005, #B8C305
Tetradic#C305B8, #C36F05, #05C310

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98C4FC
Lighter +30%#66A8FB
Lighter +20%#348CFA
Lighter +10%#0670F5
Darker −10%#044291
Darker −20%#022C60
Darker −30%#01152E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0058C8
Less saturated −25%#1E5CAA

Channel breakdown

R5
G89
B195
Red5 (2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue213.47°
Saturation (HSL)95%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 59 · B C3

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