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Recognised as Colour

#050BAC

  • #050BAC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#050BAC is a blue with RGB values 5, 11, 172 and HSL 238°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#050BAC#050BAC
HEX#050BAC
RGBrgb(5, 11, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0431, 0.6745
RGB percentages2%, 4.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(237.8, 94.4%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 97.1%, 67.5%)
CMYK97.1%, 93.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer330,668
CSS custom property--colour: #050BAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#FAF453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003BB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0029AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#004764no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13Medium blue · ΔE 17.5Navy · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 25.5Indigo · ΔE 25.6Dark violet · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA605
Analogous#055FAC, #5205AC
Triadic#AC050B, #0BAC05
Split complementary#AC5305, #5FAC05
Tetradic#AC055F, #ACA605, #05AC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8286FB
Lighter +30%#5056FA
Lighter +20%#1F26F8
Lighter +10%#060EDE
Darker −10%#04087A
Darker −20%#020549
Darker −30%#010117
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0006B1
Less saturated −25%#1B2096

Channel breakdown

R5
G11
B172
Red5 (2%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue237.84°
Saturation (HSL)94.35%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 0B · B AC

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