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Recognised as Colour

#055A93

  • #055A93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#055A93 is a blue with RGB values 5, 90, 147 and HSL 204°, 93%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#055A93#055A93
HEX#055A93
RGBrgb(5, 90, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3529, 0.5765
RGB percentages2%, 35.3%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(204.1, 93.4%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.1, 96.6%, 57.6%)
CMYK96.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer350,867
CSS custom property--colour: #055A93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#FAA56C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E5D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#295192no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00686Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Light slate grey · ΔE 32.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 35.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#933E05
Analogous#059385, #051393
Triadic#93055A, #5A9305
Split complementary#930513, #938505
Tetradic#850593, #933E05, #139305

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6AC0FA
Lighter +30%#39ABF8
Lighter +20%#0896F6
Lighter +10%#0778C4
Darker −10%#033C62
Darker −20%#021E30
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005B98
Less saturated −25%#185680

Channel breakdown

R5
G90
B147
Red5 (2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue204.08°
Saturation (HSL)93.42%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 5A · B 93

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