Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#0A5AEC

  • #0A5AEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0A5AEC is a blue with RGB values 10, 90, 236 and HSL 219°, 92%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0A5AEC#0A5AEC
HEX#0A5AEC
RGBrgb(10, 90, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.3529, 0.9255
RGB percentages3.9%, 35.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(218.8, 91.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 95.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK95.8%, 61.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer678,636
CSS custom property--colour: #0A5AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#F5A513

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0071F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00819Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#EC9C0A
Analogous#0ACBEC, #2B0AEC
Triadic#EC0A5A, #5AEC0A
Split complementary#EC2B0A, #CBEC0A
Tetradic#EC0ACB, #EC9C0A, #0AEC2B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C5D9FD
Lighter +30%#95B9FA
Lighter +20%#6498F8
Lighter +10%#3378F6
Darker −10%#0847BB
Darker −20%#06358A
Darker −30%#042259
Darker −40%#020F28
More saturated +25%#0057F6
Less saturated −25%#2963CD

Channel breakdown

R10
G90
B236
Red10 (3.9%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue218.76°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0A · G 5A · B EC

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “0a5aec” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.