Colour

#0B5BED

#0B5BED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0B5BED is a blue with RGB values 11, 91, 237 and HSL 219°, 91%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#0B5BED

RGBrgb(11, 91, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.0431, 0.3569, 0.9294

RGB percentages4.3%, 35.7%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(218.8, 91.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 95.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK95.4%, 61.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer744,429

CSS custom property--colour: #0B5BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#F4A412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00829Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7 Royal blue · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21 Medium purple · ΔE 30.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.8 Dark blue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ED9D0B

Analogous#0BCCED, #2C0BED

Triadic#ED0B5B, #5BED0B

Split complementary#ED2C0B, #CCED0B

Tetradic#ED0BCC, #ED9D0B, #0BED2C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8DAFC

Lighter +30%#97BAFA

Lighter +20%#669AF8

Lighter +10%#3579F6

Darker −10%#0948BC

Darker −20%#06368C

Darker −30%#04235B

Darker −40%#02102A

More saturated +25%#0058F8

Less saturated −25%#2A64CE

Channel breakdown

R11

G91

B237

Red11 (4.3%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue218.76°

Saturation (HSL)91.13%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0B · G 5B · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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