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Recognised as Colour

#050055

  • #050055
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#050055 is a blue with RGB values 5, 0, 85 and HSL 244°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#050055#050055
HEX#050055
RGBrgb(5, 0, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0, 0.3333
RGB percentages2%, 0%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(243.5, 100%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 100%, 33.3%)
CMYK94.1%, 100%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer327,765
CSS custom property--colour: #050055;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.46:1
Contrast with white18.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FAFFAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001857no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#000F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#001E2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.4Navy · ΔE 22.2Indigo · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Dark blue · ΔE 27.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#505500
Analogous#002655, #2F0055
Triadic#550500, #005505
Split complementary#552F00, #265500
Tetradic#550026, #505500, #00552F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2F22FF
Lighter +30%#0E00EE
Lighter +20%#0B00BB
Lighter +10%#080088
Darker −10%#020022
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#050055
Less saturated −25%#0E0B4A

Channel breakdown

R5
G0
B85
Red5 (2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue243.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 00 · B 55

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