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Colour

#0050BC

  • #0050BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0050BC is a blue with RGB values 0, 80, 188 and HSL 214°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0050BC#0050BC
HEX#0050BC
RGBrgb(0, 80, 188)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3137, 0.7373
RGB percentages0%, 31.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(214.5, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK100%, 57.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,668
CSS custom property--colour: #0050BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#FFAF43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006C7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 16Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC6C00
Analogous#00AEBC, #0E00BC
Triadic#BC0050, #50BC00
Split complementary#BC0E00, #AEBC00
Tetradic#BC00AE, #BC6C00, #00BC0E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89BBFF
Lighter +30%#569EFF
Lighter +20%#2381FF
Lighter +10%#0066EF
Darker −10%#003A89
Darker −20%#002556
Darker −30%#000F23
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0050BC
Less saturated −25%#1853A5

Channel breakdown

R0
G80
B188
Red0 (0%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue214.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 50 · B BC

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