Colour

#050BCB

#050BCB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#050BCB is a blue with RGB values 5, 11, 203 and HSL 238°, 95%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#050BCB#050BCB

HEX#050BCB

RGBrgb(5, 11, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0431, 0.7961

RGB percentages2%, 4.3%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(238.2, 95.2%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 97.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK97.5%, 94.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer330,699

CSS custom property--colour: #050BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.96:1

Contrast with white10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#FAF434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0046D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0031C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 3.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Blue · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 26.5 Dark blue · ΔE 27.2 Navy · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 3.48, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBC505

Analogous#056ECB, #6205CB

Triadic#CB050B, #0BCB05

Split complementary#CB6205, #6ECB05

Tetradic#CB056E, #CBC505, #05CB62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9FA2FD

Lighter +30%#6E72FB

Lighter +20%#3C42FA

Lighter +10%#0A11F9

Darker −10%#040899

Darker −20%#030667

Darker −30%#010336

Darker −40%#000004

More saturated +25%#0006D0

Less saturated −25%#1F23B1

Channel breakdown

G11

B203

Red5 (2%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue238.18°

Saturation (HSL)95.19%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 05 · G 0B · B CB

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Colour values

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