What color is #05007B?

#05007B is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Navy Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #05007B?

The RGB value is 5, 0, 123: 5 red, 0 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #05007B?

The complementary color is #767B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #05007B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#05007B color

#05007B rgb(5, 0, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #05007B is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 0% green and 48.2% blue (5, 0, 123).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Navy Blue (#000080), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#05007B color codes

HEX	`#05007B`
RGB	`rgb(5, 0, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 0%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 100%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 100%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.36, 46.23, -62.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.36, 77.75, 306.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.637, 1.462, 18.826)`
Decimal	`327803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #05007B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #05007B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#05007B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #05007B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #05007b; }
.text { color: #05007b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #05007b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 0 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #05007b, #43007b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #05007B?: #05007B is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Navy Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #05007B?: The RGB value is 5, 0, 123: 5 red, 0 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #05007B?: The complementary color is #767B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #05007B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.