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Recognised as Colour

#056FAB

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

#056FAB is a blue with RGB values 5, 111, 171 and HSL 202°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#056FAB#056FAB
HEX#056FAB
RGBrgb(5, 111, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.4353, 0.6706
RGB percentages2%, 43.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(201.7, 94.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 97.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK97.1%, 35.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer356,267
CSS custom property--colour: #056FAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#FA9054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5271AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C64AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 29.9Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB4105
Analogous#05AB94, #051CAB
Triadic#AB056F, #6FAB05
Split complementary#AB051C, #AB9405
Tetradic#9405AB, #AB4105, #1CAB05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81CFFB
Lighter +30%#4FBCFA
Lighter +20%#1EA9F8
Lighter +10%#068FDD
Darker −10%#044F79
Darker −20%#022F48
Darker −30%#010F16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0070B0
Less saturated −25%#1B6995

Channel breakdown

R5
G111
B171
Red5 (2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue201.69°
Saturation (HSL)94.32%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 6F · B AB

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