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Colour

#050526

  • #050526
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#050526 is a blue with RGB values 5, 5, 38 and HSL 240°, 77%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050526#050526
HEX#050526
RGBrgb(5, 5, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0196, 0.149
RGB percentages2%, 2%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(240, 76.7%, 8.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 86.8%, 14.9%)
CMYK86.8%, 86.8%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,998
CSS custom property--colour: #050526;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness13.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.88:1
Contrast with white19.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FAFAD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000B27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#000825no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#000D14no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.3Midnight blue · ΔE 40.4Dim grey · ΔE 46.9Slate grey · ΔE 52.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#262605
Analogous#051626, #160526
Triadic#260505, #052605
Split complementary#261605, #162605
Tetradic#260516, #262605, #052616

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1D1DDA
Lighter +30%#1717AD
Lighter +20%#111180
Lighter +10%#0B0B53
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00002B
Less saturated −25%#0A0A21

Channel breakdown

R5
G5
B38
Red5 (2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)76.74%
Lightness8.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 05 · B 26

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