Colour

#0050F0

#0050F0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0050F0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 80, 240 and HSL 220°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0050F0#0050F0

HEX#0050F0

RGBrgb(0, 80, 240)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.3137, 0.9412

RGB percentages0%, 31.4%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(220, 100%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 100%, 94.1%)

CMYK100%, 66.7%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer20,720

CSS custom property--colour: #0050F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#FFAF0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#007C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2 Royal blue · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1 Blue violet · ΔE 28.2 Medium blue · ΔE 29.6 Dark blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F0A000

Analogous#00C8F0, #2800F0

Triadic#F00050, #50F000

Split complementary#F02800, #C8F000

Tetradic#F000C8, #F0A000, #00F028

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDD3FF

Lighter +30%#8AB1FF

Lighter +20%#578FFF

Lighter +10%#246DFF

Darker −10%#003FBD

Darker −20%#002E8A

Darker −30%#001D57

Darker −40%#000C24

More saturated +25%#0050F0

Less saturated −25%#1E5AD2

Channel breakdown

G80

B240

Red0 (0%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 50 · B F0

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Colour values

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