Colour

#0050CC

#0050CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0050CC is a blue with RGB values 0, 80, 204 and HSL 216°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0050CC#0050CC

HEX#0050CC

RGBrgb(0, 80, 204)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3137, 0.8

RGB percentages0%, 31.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(216.5, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 100%, 80%)

CMYK100%, 60.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer20,684

CSS custom property--colour: #0050CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#FFAF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#007186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.2 Slate blue · ΔE 15 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3 Medium purple · ΔE 26.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CC7C00

Analogous#00B6CC, #1600CC

Triadic#CC0050, #50CC00

Split complementary#CC1600, #B6CC00

Tetradic#CC00B6, #CC7C00, #00CC16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#99C1FF

Lighter +30%#66A2FF

Lighter +20%#3383FF

Lighter +10%#0064FF

Darker −10%#003C99

Darker −20%#002866

Darker −30%#001433

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0050CC

Less saturated −25%#1955B3

Channel breakdown

G80

B204

Red0 (0%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue216.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 50 · B CC

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