Recognised as Colour
#050291
- #050291
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#050291 is a blue with RGB values 5, 2, 145 and HSL 241°, 97%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#050291#050291
HEX#050291
RGBrgb(5, 2, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0078, 0.5686
RGB percentages2%, 0.8%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(241.3, 97.3%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.3, 98.6%, 56.9%)
CMYK96.6%, 98.6%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,337
CSS custom property--colour: #050291;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.75:1
Contrast with white14.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#FAFD6E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E9102
Analogous#024791, #4C0291
Triadic#910502, #029105
Split complementary#914C02, #479102
Tetradic#910247, #8E9102, #02914C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G2
B145
Red5 (2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue241.26°
Saturation (HSL)97.28%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 02 · B 91
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