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Colour

#000538

  • #000538
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#000538 is a blue with RGB values 0, 5, 56 and HSL 235°, 100%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#000538#000538
HEX#000538
RGBrgb(0, 5, 56)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0196, 0.2196
RGB percentages0%, 2%, 22%
HSLhsl(234.6, 100%, 11%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.6, 100%, 22%)
CMYK100%, 91.1%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,336
CSS custom property--colour: #000538;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness19.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.47:1
Contrast with white19.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#FFFAC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001039no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#000A37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00151Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 26.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9Black · ΔE 35.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.7Indigo · ΔE 45Navy · ΔE 46.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 26.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#383300
Analogous#002138, #170038
Triadic#380005, #053800
Split complementary#381700, #213800
Tetradic#380021, #383300, #003817

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#051BFF
Lighter +30%#0013D1
Lighter +20%#000E9E
Lighter +10%#000A6B
Darker −10%#000005
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000538
Less saturated −25%#070B31

Channel breakdown

R0
G5
B56
Red0 (0%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue234.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness10.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 05 · B 38

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