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Recognised as Colour

#055B92

  • #055B92
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#055B92 is a blue with RGB values 5, 91, 146 and HSL 203°, 93%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#055B92#055B92
HEX#055B92
RGBrgb(5, 91, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3569, 0.5725
RGB percentages2%, 35.7%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(203.4, 93.4%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 96.6%, 57.3%)
CMYK96.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer351,122
CSS custom property--colour: #055B92;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#FAA46D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405E94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C5291no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#00686Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 30.3Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#923C05
Analogous#059282, #051592
Triadic#92055B, #5B9205
Split complementary#920515, #928205
Tetradic#820592, #923C05, #159205

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#69C1FA
Lighter +30%#38ADF8
Lighter +20%#0898F5
Lighter +10%#077AC3
Darker −10%#033C61
Darker −20%#021E2F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005C97
Less saturated −25%#18577F

Channel breakdown

R5
G91
B146
Red5 (2%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue203.4°
Saturation (HSL)93.38%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 5B · B 92

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