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Recognised as Colour

#050236

  • #050236
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#050236 is a blue with RGB values 5, 2, 54 and HSL 243°, 93%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#050236#050236
HEX#050236
RGBrgb(5, 2, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0078, 0.2118
RGB percentages2%, 0.8%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(243.5, 92.9%, 11%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 96.3%, 21.2%)
CMYK90.7%, 96.3%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,246
CSS custom property--colour: #050236;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness18.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.66:1
Contrast with white19.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#FAFDC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000E37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#000935no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00121Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 26.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2Black · ΔE 35.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.5Indigo · ΔE 44.6Navy · ΔE 46.4
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 26.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#333602
Analogous#021936, #1F0236
Triadic#360502, #023605
Split complementary#361F02, #193602
Tetradic#360219, #333602, #02361F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1B0EF6
Lighter +30%#1307CA
Lighter +20%#0E0698
Lighter +10%#0A0467
Darker −10%#000005
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#030038
Less saturated −25%#0B092F

Channel breakdown

R5
G2
B54
Red5 (2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue243.46°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness10.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 02 · B 36

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