Colour

#050ABD

#050ABD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#050ABD is a blue with RGB values 5, 10, 189 and HSL 238°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#050ABD#050ABD

HEX#050ABD

RGBrgb(5, 10, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0392, 0.7412

RGB percentages2%, 3.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(238.4, 94.8%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 97.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK97.4%, 94.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer330,429

CSS custom property--colour: #050ABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness64.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.77:1

Contrast with white11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#FAF542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#002DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.4 Dark blue · ΔE 21 Blue violet · ΔE 23 Navy · ΔE 26.3 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDB805

Analogous#0566BD, #5C05BD

Triadic#BD050A, #0ABD05

Split complementary#BD5C05, #66BD05

Tetradic#BD0566, #BDB805, #05BD5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9295FC

Lighter +30%#6064FB

Lighter +20%#2F34F9

Lighter +10%#060DEF

Darker −10%#04078B

Darker −20%#02055A

Darker −30%#010228

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0005C2

Less saturated −25%#1D21A5

Channel breakdown

G10

B189

Red5 (2%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue238.37°

Saturation (HSL)94.85%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 0A · B BD

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