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Recognised as Colour

#056FBB

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

#056FBB is a blue with RGB values 5, 111, 187 and HSL 205°, 95%, 38%. 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

#056FBB#056FBB
HEX#056FBB
RGBrgb(5, 111, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.4353, 0.7333
RGB percentages2%, 43.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(205.1, 94.8%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 97.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK97.3%, 40.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer356,283
CSS custom property--colour: #056FBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#FA9044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4974BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B65BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB5105
Analogous#05BBAC, #0514BB
Triadic#BB056F, #6FBB05
Split complementary#BB0514, #BBAC05
Tetradic#AC05BB, #BB5105, #14BB05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90CFFC
Lighter +30%#5EB9FB
Lighter +20%#2DA4F9
Lighter +10%#068CED
Darker −10%#045289
Darker −20%#023458
Darker −30%#011726
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0070C0
Less saturated −25%#1D6BA3

Channel breakdown

R5
G111
B187
Red5 (2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue205.05°
Saturation (HSL)94.79%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 6F · B BB

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