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Recognised as Colour

#050088

  • #050088
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#050088 is a blue with RGB values 5, 0, 136 and HSL 242°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#050088#050088
HEX#050088
RGBrgb(5, 0, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0, 0.5333
RGB percentages2%, 0%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(242.2, 100%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 100%, 53.3%)
CMYK96.3%, 100%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer327,816
CSS custom property--colour: #050088;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0B0B0B
Inverted#FAFF77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#001D86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00354Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 1.6Navy · ΔE 3.7Indigo · ΔE 15.4Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Medium blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 1.6, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#838800
Analogous#003F88, #490088
Triadic#880500, #008805
Split complementary#884900, #3F8800
Tetradic#88003F, #838800, #008849

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5B55FF
Lighter +30%#2A22FF
Lighter +20%#0900EE
Lighter +10%#0700BB
Darker −10%#030055
Darker −20%#010022
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#050088
Less saturated −25%#151177

Channel breakdown

R5
G0
B136
Red5 (2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue242.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 00 · B 88

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