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Recognised as Colour

#056BA2

  • #056BA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#056BA2 is a blue with RGB values 5, 107, 162 and HSL 201°, 94%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#056BA2#056BA2
HEX#056BA2
RGBrgb(5, 107, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.4196, 0.6353
RGB percentages2%, 42%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(201, 94%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201, 96.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK96.9%, 34%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer355,234
CSS custom property--colour: #056BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#FA945D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#506DA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C60A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00797Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 28Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A23C05
Analogous#05A28A, #051DA2
Triadic#A2056B, #6BA205
Split complementary#A2051D, #A28A05
Tetradic#8A05A2, #A23C05, #1DA205

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#78CDFB
Lighter +30%#47BBF9
Lighter +20%#15A8F8
Lighter +10%#078CD3
Darker −10%#034A71
Darker −20%#022A3F
Darker −30%#00090E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CA7
Less saturated −25%#1A658D

Channel breakdown

R5
G107
B162
Red5 (2%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue201.02°
Saturation (HSL)94.01%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 6B · B A2

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