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Recognised as Colour

#053755

  • #053755
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#053755 is a blue with RGB values 5, 55, 85 and HSL 203°, 89%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#053755#053755
HEX#053755
RGBrgb(5, 55, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.2157, 0.3333
RGB percentages2%, 21.6%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(202.5, 88.9%, 17.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 94.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK94.1%, 35.3%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer341,845
CSS custom property--colour: #053755;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FAC8AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#293856no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E3154no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#003E42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Black · ΔE 31.4Dim grey · ΔE 32.2Steel blue · ΔE 32.3Slate grey · ΔE 33.4Light slate grey · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#552305
Analogous#05554B, #050F55
Triadic#550537, #375505
Split complementary#55050F, #554B05
Tetradic#4B0555, #552305, #0F5505

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#33ABF3
Lighter +30%#0D94E5
Lighter +20%#0B75B5
Lighter +10%#085685
Darker −10%#021825
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00385A
Less saturated −25%#10344A

Channel breakdown

R5
G55
B85
Red5 (2%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness17.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 37 · B 55

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