Colour

#050522

#050522
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#050522 is a blue with RGB values 5, 5, 34 and HSL 240°, 74%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050522#050522

HEX#050522

RGBrgb(5, 5, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0196, 0.1333

RGB percentages2%, 2%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(240, 74.4%, 7.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 85.3%, 13.3%)

CMYK85.3%, 85.3%, 0%, 86.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer328,994

CSS custom property--colour: #050522;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness12.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.98:1

Contrast with white19.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#070707

Inverted#FAFADD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000A23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#000721no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#000C12no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.4 Dim grey · ΔE 45.8 Slate grey · ΔE 51.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#222205

Analogous#051422, #140522

Triadic#220505, #052205

Split complementary#221405, #142205

Tetradic#220514, #222205, #052214

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#1F1FD4

Lighter +30%#1919A7

Lighter +20%#12127B

Lighter +10%#0C0C4E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#000027

Less saturated −25%#0A0A1D

Channel breakdown

B34

Red5 (2%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)74.36%

Lightness7.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 05 · B 22

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Channel breakdown

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