Recognised as Colour
#000597
- #000597
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#000597 is a blue with RGB values 0, 5, 151 and HSL 238°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#000597#000597
HEX#000597
RGBrgb(0, 5, 151)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0196, 0.5922
RGB percentages0%, 2%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(238, 100%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 100%, 59.2%)
CMYK100%, 96.7%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,431
CSS custom property--colour: #000597;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E
Inverted#FFFA68
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#979200
Analogous#005197, #460097
Triadic#970005, #059700
Split complementary#974700, #519700
Tetradic#970051, #979200, #009747
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R0
G5
B151
Red0 (0%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue238.01°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 05 · B 97
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