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Recognised as Colour

#055EF7

  • #055EF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#055EF7 is a blue with RGB values 5, 94, 247 and HSL 218°, 96%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#055EF7#055EF7
HEX#055EF7
RGBrgb(5, 94, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3686, 0.9686
RGB percentages2%, 36.9%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(217.9, 96%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 98%, 96.9%)
CMYK98%, 61.9%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer351,991
CSS custom property--colour: #055EF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#FAA108

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#0087A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 33.2Blue violet · ΔE 33.4Dark orchid · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F79E05
Analogous#05D7F7, #2505F7
Triadic#F7055E, #5EF705
Split complementary#F72505, #D7F705
Tetradic#F705D7, #F79E05, #05F725

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CADDFE
Lighter +30%#98BDFD
Lighter +20%#669DFC
Lighter +10%#347DFB
Darker −10%#044BC5
Darker −20%#033893
Darker −30%#022561
Darker −40%#01122F
More saturated +25%#005DFC
Less saturated −25%#2566D8

Channel breakdown

R5
G94
B247
Red5 (2%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue217.93°
Saturation (HSL)96.03%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 5E · B F7

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