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Recognised as Colour

#055FA0

  • #055FA0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#055FA0 is a blue with RGB values 5, 95, 160 and HSL 205°, 94%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#055FA0#055FA0
HEX#055FA0
RGBrgb(5, 95, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.3725, 0.6275
RGB percentages2%, 37.3%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(205.2, 93.9%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.2, 96.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK96.9%, 40.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer352,160
CSS custom property--colour: #055FA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FAA05F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E63A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#25569Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.7Slate grey · ΔE 34.2Royal blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A04605
Analogous#05A093, #0512A0
Triadic#A0055F, #5FA005
Split complementary#A00512, #A09305
Tetradic#9305A0, #A04605, #12A005

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#76C3FB
Lighter +30%#45AEF9
Lighter +20%#1398F8
Lighter +10%#077CD1
Darker −10%#03426F
Darker −20%#02243D
Darker −30%#00070C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0060A5
Less saturated −25%#1A5C8B

Channel breakdown

R5
G95
B160
Red5 (2%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue205.16°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 5F · B A0

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