Recognised as Colour
#050096
- #050096
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#050096 is a blue with RGB values 5, 0, 150 and HSL 242°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#050096#050096
HEX#050096
RGBrgb(5, 0, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0, 0.5882
RGB percentages2%, 0%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(242, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK96.7%, 100%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer327,830
CSS custom property--colour: #050096;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.51:1
Contrast with white14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C
Inverted#FAFF69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#919600
Analogous#004696, #500096
Triadic#960500, #009605
Split complementary#965000, #469600
Tetradic#960046, #919600, #009650
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G0
B150
Red5 (2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue242°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 00 · B 96
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