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Recognised as Colour

#051826

  • #051826
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#051826 is a blue with RGB values 5, 24, 38 and HSL 205°, 77%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#051826#051826
HEX#051826
RGBrgb(5, 24, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0941, 0.149
RGB percentages2%, 9.4%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(205.5, 76.7%, 8.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 86.8%, 14.9%)
CMYK86.8%, 36.8%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer333,862
CSS custom property--colour: #051826;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness22.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.02:1
Contrast with white18.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#FAE7D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#121827no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0D1526no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#001B1Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 27Dim grey · ΔE 38.9Slate grey · ΔE 45.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 47.3Gray · ΔE 47.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#261305
Analogous#052624, #050726
Triadic#260518, #182605
Split complementary#260507, #262405
Tetradic#240526, #261305, #072605

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1D8ADA
Lighter +30%#176DAD
Lighter +20%#115180
Lighter +10%#0B3453
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00192B
Less saturated −25%#0A1721

Channel breakdown

R5
G24
B38
Red5 (2%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue205.45°
Saturation (HSL)76.74%
Lightness8.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 18 · B 26

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