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Recognised as Colour

#050506

  • #050506
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#050506 is a blue with RGB values 5, 5, 6 and HSL 240°, 9%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050506#050506
HEX#050506
RGBrgb(5, 5, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0196, 0.0235
RGB percentages2%, 2%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(240, 9.1%, 2.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 16.7%, 2.4%)
CMYK16.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 97.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,966
CSS custom property--colour: #050506;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness5.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.37:1
Contrast with white20.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#050505
Inverted#FAFAF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#050506no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#050506no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#050505no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 1.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.3Dim grey · ΔE 43Gray · ΔE 52.2Slate grey · ΔE 52.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 54.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 1.45, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#060605
Analogous#050606, #060506
Triadic#060505, #050605
Split complementary#060605, #060605
Tetradic#060506, #060605, #050606

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#626275
Lighter +30%#4B4B59
Lighter +20%#33333E
Lighter +10%#1C1C22
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#040407
Less saturated −25%#060606

Channel breakdown

R5
G5
B6
Red5 (2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness2.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 05 · B 06

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