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Colour

#050C2C

  • #050C2C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#050C2C is a blue with RGB values 5, 12, 44 and HSL 229°, 80%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#050C2C#050C2C
HEX#050C2C
RGBrgb(5, 12, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0471, 0.1725
RGB percentages2%, 4.7%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(229.2, 79.6%, 9.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 88.6%, 17.3%)
CMYK88.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer330,796
CSS custom property--colour: #050C2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness17.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.17:1
Contrast with white19.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#FAF3D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00112Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#000D2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00141Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.2Midnight blue · ΔE 38.6Dim grey · ΔE 46.1Slate grey · ΔE 50.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C2505
Analogous#051F2C, #12052C
Triadic#2C050C, #0C2C05
Split complementary#2C1205, #1F2C05
Tetradic#2C051F, #2C2505, #052C12

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1A3EE3
Lighter +30%#1531B5
Lighter +20%#0F2588
Lighter +10%#0A185A
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000931
Less saturated −25%#0B1026

Channel breakdown

R5
G12
B44
Red5 (2%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue229.23°
Saturation (HSL)79.59%
Lightness9.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 0C · B 2C

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