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Recognised as Colour

#051541

  • #051541
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#051541 is a blue with RGB values 5, 21, 65 and HSL 224°, 86%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#051541#051541
HEX#051541
RGBrgb(5, 21, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0824, 0.2549
RGB percentages2%, 8.2%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(224, 85.7%, 13.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 92.3%, 25.5%)
CMYK92.3%, 67.7%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer333,121
CSS custom property--colour: #051541;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.65:1
Contrast with white17.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#FAEABE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001C42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#001640no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#002028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 28Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5Black · ΔE 33.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.6Indigo · ΔE 46.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 28.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#413105
Analogous#053341, #130541
Triadic#410515, #154105
Split complementary#411305, #334105
Tetradic#410533, #413105, #054113

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#245AEE
Lighter +30%#1043CF
Lighter +20%#0C34A0
Lighter +10%#092470
Darker −10%#010612
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001346
Less saturated −25%#0E1938

Channel breakdown

R5
G21
B65
Red5 (2%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness13.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 15 · B 41

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