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Recognised as Colour

#050238

  • #050238
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#050238 is a blue with RGB values 5, 2, 56 and HSL 243°, 93%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#050238#050238
HEX#050238
RGBrgb(5, 2, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0078, 0.2196
RGB percentages2%, 0.8%, 22%
HSLhsl(243.3, 93.1%, 11.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 96.4%, 22%)
CMYK91.1%, 96.4%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,248
CSS custom property--colour: #050238;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness19.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.59:1
Contrast with white19.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FAFDC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000E39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#000937no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00131Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3Black · ΔE 37.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.2Indigo · ΔE 43Navy · ΔE 44.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 25.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#353802
Analogous#021A38, #200238
Triadic#380502, #023805
Split complementary#382002, #1A3802
Tetradic#38021A, #353802, #023820

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1C10F6
Lighter +30%#1207CC
Lighter +20%#0E069A
Lighter +10%#090469
Darker −10%#010007
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#03003A
Less saturated −25%#0B0931

Channel breakdown

R5
G2
B56
Red5 (2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue243.33°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness11.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 02 · B 38

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