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Recognised as Colour

#050709

  • #050709
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#050709 is a blue with RGB values 5, 7, 9 and HSL 210°, 29%, 3%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050709#050709
HEX#050709
RGBrgb(5, 7, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0275, 0.0353
RGB percentages2%, 2.7%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(210, 28.6%, 2.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 44.4%, 3.5%)
CMYK44.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 96.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer329,481
CSS custom property--colour: #050709;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness6.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.18:1
Contrast with white20.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FAF8F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#060709no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#060709no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.3 from the original
Tritanopia#040708no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7Dim grey · ΔE 42.6Gray · ΔE 51.8Slate grey · ΔE 51.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 54.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.08, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#090705
Analogous#050909, #050509
Triadic#090507, #070905
Split complementary#090505, #090905
Tetradic#090509, #090705, #050905

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4E6D8C
Lighter +30%#3C536B
Lighter +20%#293A4B
Lighter +10%#17212A
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#03070B
Less saturated −25%#070707

Channel breakdown

R5
G7
B9
Red5 (2%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness2.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 07 · B 09

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