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#050554

#050554 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#050554 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 1.96% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.05% cyan, 94.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 88.76% saturation and 17.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.0078

Complementary

  1. #050554
  2. #545405

Split complementary

  1. #050554
  2. #542c05
  3. #2c5405

Analogous

  1. #052c54
  2. #050554
  3. #2c0554

Triadic

  1. #050554
  2. #540505
  3. #055405

Tetradic

  1. #050554
  2. #540554
  3. #545405
  4. #055405

Square

  1. #050554
  2. #54052c
  3. #545405
  4. #05542c

Monochromatic

  1. #010113
  2. #010113
  3. #050554
  4. #09099c
  5. #0e0ee4

Shades

#050554 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050554
  2. #05054c
  3. #040443
  4. #04043b
  5. #030332
  6. #03032a
  7. #020222
  8. #020219
  9. #010111
  10. #010108
  11. #000000

Tints

#050554 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050554
  2. #1e1e65
  3. #373776
  4. #505087
  5. #696998
  6. #8282aa
  7. #9b9bbb
  8. #b4b4cc
  9. #cdcddd
  10. #e6e6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050554 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050554
  2. #111158
  3. #1e1e5d
  4. #2a2a61
  5. #363666
  6. #43436a
  7. #4f4f6e
  8. #5b5b73
  9. #676777
  10. #74747c
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #161616 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #101038 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001a56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001153 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00202f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001355 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000d53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001841 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050554 {
  color: #050554;
}
Background
.bg-050554 {
  background-color: #050554;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050554 {
  border: 2px solid #050554;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050554;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 5 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 89% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050554 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050554, #2c0554);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050554 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 5 84 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.96 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.00 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.29 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.48 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.40 #fafaab Inverted #161616 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#050554  rgb(5, 5, 84)  hsl(240, 89%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#545405  rgb(84, 84, 5)  hsl(60, 89%, 17%)  Army Green
#540505  rgb(84, 5, 5)  hsl(0, 89%, 17%)  Rosewood
#055405  rgb(5, 84, 5)  hsl(120, 89%, 17%)  Lincoln Green