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#05416B Color

#05416B is rgb(5, 65, 107) in RGB, hsl(205, 91%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 39%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#05416B
HEX#05416B
RGBrgb(5, 65, 107)
HSLhsl(205, 91%, 22%)
HSVhsv(205, 95%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 39%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(36.4% 0.091 246.6)
LABlab(25.91% -4.63 -29.96)
LCHlch(25.91% 30.32 261.22)

What #05416B 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 #05416B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#05416B Channel Values

How #05416B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 5 · G 65 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 205° · S 91% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 205° · S 95% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.63:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #05416B 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 text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #05416B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #05416B; 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 #05416B

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #05416B.

How #05416B 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.

Typical#05416B
Protanopia#3B3B6B
Protanomaly#2E3E6B
Deuteranopia#35356B
Deuteranomaly#293A6B
Tritanopia#004848
Tritanomaly#004558
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #05416B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-05416b: #05416B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #05416B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-05416b': '#05416B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.255, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_05416b">#05416B</color>
SVG fillfill="#05416B"

More Blue Colors

#05416B sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#05416B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #05416B?

#05416B is a dark blue — rgb(5, 65, 107) in RGB and hsl(205, 91%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.95.

What is the RGB value of #05416B?

#05416B is rgb(5, 65, 107) — red 5, green 65, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #05416B?

#05416B converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 39%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #05416B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #05416B scores 10.63:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #05416B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #05416B 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 26.5, which is a different colour altogether.

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