Colour

#0A05BC

#0A05BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0A05BC is a blue with RGB values 10, 5, 188 and HSL 242°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0A05BC#0A05BC

HEX#0A05BC

RGBrgb(10, 5, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.0196, 0.7373

RGB percentages3.9%, 2%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(241.6, 94.8%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 97.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK94.7%, 97.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer656,828

CSS custom property--colour: #0A05BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.93:1

Contrast with white11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#F5FA43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0040C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#002DB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#004E6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.8 Dark blue · ΔE 21.4 Blue violet · ΔE 23.1 Dark violet · ΔE 26.3 Navy · ΔE 26.6 Blue · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7BC05

Analogous#055CBC, #6505BC

Triadic#BC0A05, #05BC0A

Split complementary#BC6605, #5CBC05

Tetradic#BC055C, #B7BC05, #05BC66

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9491FC

Lighter +30%#635FFB

Lighter +20%#332EF9

Lighter +10%#0D06EE

Darker −10%#07048A

Darker −20%#050259

Darker −30%#020127

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0500C1

Less saturated −25%#211DA4

Channel breakdown

R10

B188

Red10 (3.9%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue241.64°

Saturation (HSL)94.82%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0A · G 05 · B BC

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