Information about #05122F color

#05122F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #05122F is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(5, 18, 47) — 2% red, 7.1% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 11 / 0 / 82. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#05122F presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Ornella Blue (#021224). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tangaroa (#03163C) and COSMIC ACE (#0B1021).

In RGB terms — rgb(5, 18, 47) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #05122F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:82) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #05122F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#05122F color variations

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#05122F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #05122F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#05122F
  • RGB5, 18, 47
  • CMYK16, 11, 0, 82
  • CSSrgb(5, 18, 47)
  • HSL221°, 81%, 10%
  • HSL Precise221.429°, 80.769%, 10.196%
  • HSV221°, 89%, 18%
  • HSB221°, 89%, 18%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.020, 0.071, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.020, 0.071, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.020, 0.071, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID05122F
  • DECIMAL ID332335
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01