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Recognised as Colour

#057FAF

  • #057FAF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#057FAF is a cyan with RGB values 5, 127, 175 and HSL 197°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#057FAF#057FAF
HEX#057FAF
RGBrgb(5, 127, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.498, 0.6863
RGB percentages2%, 49.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(196.9, 94.4%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.9, 97.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK97.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer360,367
CSS custom property--colour: #057FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#FA8050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#677EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5370AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7Cadetblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF3505
Analogous#05AF8A, #052AAF
Triadic#AF057F, #7FAF05
Split complementary#AF052A, #AF8A05
Tetradic#8A05AF, #AF3505, #2AAF05

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85DAFC
Lighter +30%#53CBFA
Lighter +20%#21BCF9
Lighter +10%#06A3E1
Darker −10%#045B7D
Darker −20%#02374C
Darker −30%#01131A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0081B4
Less saturated −25%#1C7599

Channel breakdown

R5
G127
B175
Red5 (2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue196.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 7F · B AF

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