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Recognised as Colour

#050816

  • #050816
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#050816 is a blue with RGB values 5, 8, 22 and HSL 229°, 63%, 5%. 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

#050816#050816
HEX#050816
RGBrgb(5, 8, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0314, 0.0863
RGB percentages2%, 3.1%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(229.4, 63%, 5.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 77.3%, 8.6%)
CMYK77.3%, 63.6%, 0%, 91.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer329,750
CSS custom property--colour: #050816;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness10 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.95:1
Contrast with white19.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#FAF7E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#040917no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#030816no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#010B0Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 7.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.1Dim grey · ΔE 42.7Slate grey · ΔE 50.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 51.1Gray · ΔE 51.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#161305
Analogous#051016, #0B0516
Triadic#160508, #081605
Split complementary#160B05, #101605
Tetradic#160510, #161305, #05160B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2B44BC
Lighter +30%#213593
Lighter +20%#182669
Lighter +10%#0E1740
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#020619
Less saturated −25%#080A13

Channel breakdown

R5
G8
B22
Red5 (2%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)62.96%
Lightness5.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 08 · B 16

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