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Recognised as Colour

#050049

  • #050049
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#050049 is a blue with RGB values 5, 0, 73 and HSL 244°, 100%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#050049#050049
HEX#050049
RGBrgb(5, 0, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0, 0.2863
RGB percentages2%, 0%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(244.1, 100%, 14.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 100%, 28.6%)
CMYK93.2%, 100%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer327,753
CSS custom property--colour: #050049;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness24.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.04:1
Contrast with white19.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#FAFFB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00144Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#000C48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#001927no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Indigo · ΔE 29.5Navy · ΔE 30.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7Dark blue · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#444900
Analogous#002049, #290049
Triadic#490500, #004905
Split complementary#492900, #1F4900
Tetradic#490020, #444900, #004929

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2616FF
Lighter +30%#0F00E2
Lighter +20%#0C00AF
Lighter +10%#08007C
Darker −10%#020016
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#050049
Less saturated −25%#0D0940

Channel breakdown

R5
G0
B73
Red5 (2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue244.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness14.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 00 · B 49

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