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Recognised as Colour

#051427

  • #051427
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#051427 is a blue with RGB values 5, 20, 39 and HSL 214°, 77%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#051427#051427
HEX#051427
RGBrgb(5, 20, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0784, 0.1529
RGB percentages2%, 7.8%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(213.5, 77.3%, 8.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 87.2%, 15.3%)
CMYK87.2%, 48.7%, 0%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer332,839
CSS custom property--colour: #051427;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness20.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.49:1
Contrast with white18.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#FAEBD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B1528no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#061227no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00181Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.4Dim grey · ΔE 41Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.3Slate grey · ΔE 47Midnight blue · ΔE 47.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#271805
Analogous#052527, #070527
Triadic#270514, #142705
Split complementary#270705, #252705
Tetradic#270525, #271805, #052707

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1C71DC
Lighter +30%#165AAF
Lighter +20%#114281
Lighter +10%#0B2B54
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00132C
Less saturated −25%#0A1522

Channel breakdown

R5
G20
B39
Red5 (2%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue213.53°
Saturation (HSL)77.27%
Lightness8.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 14 · B 27

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