Colour

#057EC6

#057EC6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#057EC6 is a blue with RGB values 5, 126, 198 and HSL 202°, 95%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#057EC6

RGBrgb(5, 126, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.4941, 0.7765

RGB percentages2%, 49.4%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(202.4, 95.1%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 97.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK97.5%, 36.4%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer360,134

CSS custom property--colour: #057EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#FA8139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B81C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4072C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#009098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C64D05

Analogous#05C6AD, #051EC6

Triadic#C6057E, #7EC605

Split complementary#C6051E, #C6AD05

Tetradic#AD05C6, #C64D05, #1EC605

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9BD8FC

Lighter +30%#69C5FB

Lighter +20%#37B1FA

Lighter +10%#069EF8

Darker −10%#045E94

Darker −20%#023F63

Darker −30%#011F31

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#007FCB

Less saturated −25%#1E78AD

Channel breakdown

G126

B198

Red5 (2%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue202.38°

Saturation (HSL)95.07%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 7E · B C6

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Colour values

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