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Colour

#0050FF

  • #0050FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0050FF is a blue with RGB values 0, 80, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0050FF#0050FF
HEX#0050FF
RGBrgb(0, 80, 255)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3137, 1
RGB percentages0%, 31.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.2, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 100%, 100%)
CMYK100%, 68.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer20,735
CSS custom property--colour: #0050FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#FFAF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#0082A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 25.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 28Dark violet · ΔE 34.2Royal blue · ΔE 34.3Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 25.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAF00
Analogous#00CFFF, #3000FF
Triadic#FF0050, #50FF00
Split complementary#FF3000, #CFFF00
Tetradic#FF00CF, #FFAF00, #00FF30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDCFF
Lighter +30%#99B9FF
Lighter +20%#6696FF
Lighter +10%#3373FF
Darker −10%#0040CC
Darker −20%#003099
Darker −30%#002066
Darker −40%#001033
More saturated +25%#0050FF
Less saturated −25%#205CDF

Channel breakdown

R0
G80
B255
Red0 (0%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 50 · B FF

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