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Recognised as Colour

#005586

  • #005586
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#005586 is a blue with RGB values 0, 85, 134 and HSL 202°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#005586#005586
HEX#005586
RGBrgb(0, 85, 134)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3333, 0.5255
RGB percentages0%, 33.3%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(201.9, 100%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 100%, 52.5%)
CMYK100%, 36.6%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer21,894
CSS custom property--colour: #005586;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FFAA79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D5788no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B4C85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 29.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 30Light slate grey · ΔE 31Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#863100
Analogous#008674, #001286
Triadic#860055, #558600
Split complementary#860012, #867400
Tetradic#740086, #863100, #128600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#53C0FF
Lighter +30%#20ADFF
Lighter +20%#0096EC
Lighter +10%#0075B9
Darker −10%#003553
Darker −20%#001420
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005586
Less saturated −25%#115175

Channel breakdown

R0
G85
B134
Red0 (0%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue201.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 55 · B 86

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