Colour
#050496
- #050496
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#050496 is a blue with RGB values 5, 4, 150 and HSL 240°, 95%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#050496#050496
HEX#050496
RGBrgb(5, 4, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0157, 0.5882
RGB percentages2%, 1.6%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(240.4, 94.8%, 30.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 97.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK96.7%, 97.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer328,854
CSS custom property--colour: #050496;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F
Inverted#FAFB69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#959604
Analogous#044C96, #4E0496
Triadic#960504, #049605
Split complementary#964E04, #4C9604
Tetradic#96044C, #959604, #04964E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R5
G4
B150
Red5 (2%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue240.41°
Saturation (HSL)94.81%
Lightness30.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 04 · B 96
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