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Recognised as Colour

#056DC0

  • #056DC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#056DC0 is a blue with RGB values 5, 109, 192 and HSL 207°, 95%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#056DC0#056DC0
HEX#056DC0
RGBrgb(5, 109, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.4275, 0.7529
RGB percentages2%, 42.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(206.6, 94.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 97.4%, 75.3%)
CMYK97.4%, 43.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer355,776
CSS custom property--colour: #056DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FA923F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4173C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D64BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C05805
Analogous#05C0B6, #0510C0
Triadic#C0056D, #6DC005
Split complementary#C00510, #C0B605
Tetradic#B505C0, #C05805, #10C005

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95CEFC
Lighter +30%#63B8FB
Lighter +20%#31A1FA
Lighter +10%#0689F2
Darker −10%#04518E
Darker −20%#02355D
Darker −30%#01182B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006EC5
Less saturated −25%#1E6AA7

Channel breakdown

R5
G109
B192
Red5 (2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue206.63°
Saturation (HSL)94.92%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 6D · B C0

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