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Recognised as Colour

#055ECC

  • #055ECC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#055ECC is a blue with RGB values 5, 94, 204 and HSL 213°, 95%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#055ECC#055ECC
HEX#055ECC
RGBrgb(5, 94, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3686, 0.8
RGB percentages2%, 36.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(213.2, 95.2%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 97.5%, 80%)
CMYK97.5%, 53.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer351,948
CSS custom property--colour: #055ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#FAA133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC7305
Analogous#05C2CC, #0F05CC
Triadic#CC055E, #5ECC05
Split complementary#CC1005, #C2CC05
Tetradic#CC05C2, #CC7305, #05CC0F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0CAFD
Lighter +30%#6FAEFB
Lighter +20%#3D92FA
Lighter +10%#0B75F9
Darker −10%#04479A
Darker −20%#033068
Darker −30%#011937
Darker −40%#000205
More saturated +25%#005DD1
Less saturated −25%#1F61B2

Channel breakdown

R5
G94
B204
Red5 (2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue213.17°
Saturation (HSL)95.22%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 5E · B CC

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