#05509B Hex Color

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Color Name

US Air Force Academy Blue*

Hex Color Code

#05509B

RGB Color Code

RGB(5, 80, 155)

CMYK Values*

96.8%, 48.4%, 0.0%, 39.2%

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#05509B hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 05509B?

The RGB color code for color number #05509B is RGB(5, 80, 155). In the RGB color model, #05509B has a red value of 5, a green value of 80, and a blue value of 155. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 96.8% cyan, 48.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 39.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 210° (degrees), 93.8 % saturation, and 31.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #05509B has a hue of 210° (degrees), 96.8 % saturation and 60.8 % brightness/value.

Color 05509B is cool or warm?

Color 05509B is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #05509B? (For interior and product design)

05509B has an LRV of nearly 8.1. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#05509B

LRV 8.1

Light Color

Compare LRV 8.1 of #05509B with dark and light color

Is #05509B Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 05509B meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #05509B color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #05509B

Hex triplet: #05509B
Red: 05
Green: 50
Blue: 9B

RGBA / RGB rgb(5, 80, 155)

Red: 5 (2.0%)
Green: 80 (31.4%)
Blue: 155 (60.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 96.77%
Magenta: 48.39%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 39.22%

HSL hsl(210deg, 93.8 %, 31.4 %)

Hue: 210°
Saturation: 93.75 %
Lightness: 31.37 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 210°
Saturation: 96.77 %
Brightness / Value: 60.78 %

RYB ryb(69, 101, 197)

Red: 69 (27.2%)
Yellow: 101 (39.7%)
Blue: 197 (77.4%)

HWB

Hue: 210°
Whiteness: 1.96 %
Blackness: 39.22 %

CMY

Cyan: 98.04%
Magenta: 68.63%
Yellow: 39.22%

XYZ

X: 8.85
Y: 8.14
Z: 32.11

YXY

Y1: 8.14
X: 0.18
Y2: 0.17

CIE-Lab

L: 34.26
A: 9.94
B: -46.47

CIE-Lch

L: 34.26
C: 47.52
H: 282.08

CIE-Luv

L: 34.26
U: -18.75
V: -65.07

Hunter-Lab

L: 28.52
A: 5.45
B: -46.79

Other

LRV: ~ 8.1 %
Munsell Color System: 10B 3.0/12

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #05509B

These are the named colors closest to hex 05509B, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#004F98 Color US Air Force Academy Blue

99.45% match | ΔE 0.55

#035096 Color Medium Electric Blue

99.19% match | ΔE 0.81

#004488 Color Safety Blue

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

#0F52BA Color Sapphire

95.49% match | ΔE 4.51

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 05509B.

#135193 Color PANTONE 4152 C

98.99% match | ΔE 1.01

#004C97 Color PANTONE 2945 C

98.65% match | ΔE 1.35

#1D4F91 Color PANTONE 7686 C

98.43% match | ΔE 1.57

#1B4E8A Color PANTONE 4153 C

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 05509B.

#00539C Color PANTONE 19-4150 TCX - Princess Blue

98.78% match | ΔE 1.22

#1B5091 Color PANTONE 19-4050 TCX - Nautical Blue

98.69% match | ΔE 1.31

#1A5190 Color PANTONE 19-4053 TCX - Turkish Sea

98.65% match | ΔE 1.35

#004C8E Color PANTONE 19-4045 TCX - Lapis Blue

98.00% match | ΔE 2.00

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 05509B.

#004883 Color RAL 270 30 40 - Prince Blue

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#134682 Color RAL 280 30 40 - Poster Blue

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#1E5DA5 Color RAL 280 40 45 - Hyacinth Blue

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

#2E5D9D Color RAL 280 40 40 - Neptune Blue

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 05509B.

#005387 Color RAL 5005 - Signal Blue

95.97% match | ΔE 4.03

#004F7C Color RAL 5010 - Gentian Blue

94.91% match | ΔE 5.09

#314F6F Color RAL 5000 - Violet Blue

93.90% match | ΔE 6.10

#005B8C Color RAL 5017 - Traffic Blue

93.84% match | ΔE 6.16

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 05509B.

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

92.49% match | ΔE 7.51

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#00539B Color Duke Royal Blue

98.72% match | ΔE 1.28

#0F4D92 Color Yale Blue

98.61% match | ΔE 1.39

#004B93 Color Pepsi Blue

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#224C98 Color Polynesian Blue

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

#0054B4 Color Medium Teal Blue

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

Paint color for Hex #05509B

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 05509B from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 05509B once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 05509B similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #05509B to Benjamin Moore

#004E93 Color Evening Blue (2066-20)

98.77% match | ΔE 1.23

#144B86 Color Dark Royal Blue (2065-20)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#2F5688 Color Blue Suede Shoes (798)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#184A7C Color Patriot Blue (2064-20)

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 05509B similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #05509B to Dunn-Edwards

#1D4E8F Color Deep Sapphire (DEA 137)

98.15% match | ΔE 1.85

#1D5699 Color Blue Chip (DE 5867)

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

#2D517C Color Slumber (DE 5860)

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#165D95 Color Lapis (DE 5846)

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

PPG Paints

Hex color 05509B similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #05509B to PPG Paints

#1C5798 Color Florentine Lapis (PPG1244-7)

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#234E86 Color Brilliant Blue (PPG1161-7)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#1A5897 Color Suddenly Sapphire (PPG1242-7)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#185887 Color Stunning Sapphire (PPG1158-7)

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 05509B similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #05509B to Sherwin Williams

#225288 Color Frank Blue (SW 6967)

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#015086 Color Blueblood (SW 6966)

96.61% match | ΔE 3.39

#164576 Color Honorable Blue (SW 6811)

94.68% match | ΔE 5.32

#284A70 Color Indigo (SW 6531)

94.34% match | ΔE 5.66

Valspar

Hex color 05509B similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #05509B to Valspar

#214F86 Color Strong Will (8001-44G)

97.45% match | ΔE 2.55

#245B9E Color Miracle at Wrigley (8001-45G)

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

#01537F Color Kate's Ring (8002-44G)

94.45% match | ΔE 5.55

#305D84 Color Moroccan Resort (8002-45F)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

Behr

Hex color 05509B similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #05509B to Behr

#2C538A Color Flashy Sapphire (P520-7)

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

#33578A Color Dark Cobalt Blue (PPU15-03)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

#265C98 Color Beacon Blue (P510-7)

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#3E5B7D Color Admiral Blue (M520-7)

93.45% match | ΔE 6.55

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 05509B similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #05509B to Farrow & Ball

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

88.57% match | ΔE 11.43

#3F4666 Color Blue Maize (CB11)

87.22% match | ΔE 12.78

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

86.45% match | ΔE 13.55

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

84.41% match | ΔE 15.59

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#05509B color palettes and scheme combination

000307

021D38

03366A

05509B

0769CC

0F83F7

409CF9

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

059B50

059B9B

05509B

05059B

50059B

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

05509B

9B0550

509B05

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

05509B

9B059B

9B5005

059B05

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

05509B

1E61A5

3773AF

5084B9

6996C3

82A7CD

9BB9D7

B4CAE1

CDDCEB

E6EDF5

FFFFFF

US Air Force Academy Blue* - #05509B Tints

05509B

04488B

04407C

03386C

03305D

02284D

02203E

01182E

01101F

00080F

000000

US Air Force Academy Blue* - #05509B Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#05509B

US Air Force Academy Blue*

#9B5005

Brown (Traditional)*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #05509B?

Color that best contrast with #05509B is #9B5005, color name is Brown (Traditional)*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.