#05051A Color

#05051A is rgb(5, 5, 26) in RGB, hsl(240, 68%, 6%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 81%, 0%, 90%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Black (#010B13), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05051A

HEX#05051A

RGBrgb(5, 5, 26)

HSLhsl(240, 68%, 6%)

HSVhsv(240, 81%, 10%)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 81%, 0%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(13.3% 0.047 278)

LABlab(1.85% 3.01 -11.04)

LCHlch(1.85% 11.44 285.25)

What #05051A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #05051A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Black#010B13ΔE 7.7 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 11.45 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 11.48 Black#000000ΔE 11.59 Vantablack#000100ΔE 11.94 Soft Black#131313ΔE 12.13

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#05051A Channel Values

How #05051A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 5 · G 5 · B 26	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 68% · L 6%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 81% · V 10%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 81% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 90%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	20.13:1 vs white · 1.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05051A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05051A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05051A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #05051A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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#05051A

#040415

#030311

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How #05051A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Tritanopia#010909

Tritanomaly#030711

Achromatopsia#070707

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Using #05051A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-05051a: #05051A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05051A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05051a': '#05051A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.020, blue: 0.102)

Android XML<color name="color_05051a">#05051A</color>

SVG fillfill="#05051A"

More Blue Colors

#05051A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

0505ff 035096 052f4a 032b45 054a76 030712 06061d 024a70 07193b 020618 0769a6 01386a 13135e 1f75fe 2e5894 3e3579 536878 66ccff 8395a7 9e9eff c1cef5 dedcef 00002e 002395

#05051A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05051A?

#05051A is a darkest blue — rgb(5, 5, 26) in RGB and hsl(240, 68%, 6%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.7.

What is the RGB value of #05051A?

#05051A is rgb(5, 5, 26) — red 5, green 5, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05051A?

#05051A converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 81%, 0%, 90%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05051A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #05051A scores 20.13:1 against white and 1.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05051A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05051A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 11.59, which is visibly different.

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