Colour

#050421

#050421
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#050421 is a blue with RGB values 5, 4, 33 and HSL 242°, 78%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050421#050421

HEX#050421

RGBrgb(5, 4, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0157, 0.1294

RGB percentages2%, 1.6%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(242.1, 78.4%, 7.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 87.9%, 12.9%)

CMYK84.8%, 87.9%, 0%, 87.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer328,737

CSS custom property--colour: #050421;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness11.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.08:1

Contrast with white20.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#060606

Inverted#FAFBDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000922no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#000620no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#000B11no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.8 Dim grey · ΔE 45.9 Slate grey · ΔE 51.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#202104

Analogous#041121, #130421

Triadic#210504, #042105

Split complementary#211404, #112104

Tetradic#210412, #202104, #042114

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#211AD7

Lighter +30%#1A15A9

Lighter +20%#130F7C

Lighter +10%#0C0A4E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#010025

Less saturated −25%#09091C

Channel breakdown

B33

Red5 (2%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue242.07°

Saturation (HSL)78.38%

Lightness7.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 04 · B 21

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