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Colour

#050549

  • #050549
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#050549 is a blue with RGB values 5, 5, 73 and HSL 240°, 87%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#050549#050549
HEX#050549
RGBrgb(5, 5, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.0196, 0.0196, 0.2863
RGB percentages2%, 2%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(240, 87.2%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 93.2%, 28.6%)
CMYK93.2%, 93.2%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer329,033
CSS custom property--colour: #050549;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.68:1
Contrast with white18.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0A0A0A
Inverted#FAFAB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00164Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#000F48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#001B28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 14.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Indigo · ΔE 31.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.3Navy · ΔE 32.7Dark blue · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#494905
Analogous#052749, #270549
Triadic#490505, #054905
Split complementary#492705, #274905
Tetradic#490527, #494905, #054927

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2A2AF0
Lighter +30%#0F0FD8
Lighter +20%#0C0CA8
Lighter +10%#080879
Darker −10%#020219
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00004E
Less saturated −25%#0F0F3F

Channel breakdown

R5
G5
B73
Red5 (2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)87.18%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 05 · G 05 · B 49

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