Colour

#055F96

#055F96
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#055F96 is a blue with RGB values 5, 95, 150 and HSL 203°, 94%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#055F96#055F96

HEX#055F96

RGBrgb(5, 95, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3725, 0.5882

RGB percentages2%, 37.3%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(202.8, 93.5%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 96.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK96.7%, 36.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer352,150

CSS custom property--colour: #055F96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#FAA069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#446198no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#305595no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6 Slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#963C05

Analogous#059684, #051796

Triadic#96055F, #5F9605

Split complementary#960517, #968405

Tetradic#840596, #963C05, #169605

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#6DC5FA

Lighter +30%#3CB1F8

Lighter +20%#0A9DF7

Lighter +10%#077EC7

Darker −10%#034065

Darker −20%#022033

Darker −30%#000102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00609B

Less saturated −25%#185A83

Channel breakdown

G95

B150

Red5 (2%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue202.76°

Saturation (HSL)93.55%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 5F · B 96

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