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#050B60

#050b60 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#050b60 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, 4.31% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 94.79% cyan, 88.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 236.04°, with 90.1% saturation and 19.8% 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 17.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.0112

Complementary

  1. #050b60
  2. #605a05

Split complementary

  1. #050b60
  2. #602c05
  3. #386005

Analogous

  1. #053860
  2. #050b60
  3. #2c0560

Triadic

  1. #050b60
  2. #60050b
  3. #0b6005

Tetradic

  1. #050b60
  2. #5a0560
  3. #605a05
  4. #0b6005

Square

  1. #050b60
  2. #600538
  3. #605a05
  4. #05602c

Monochromatic

  1. #010213
  2. #010317
  3. #050b60
  4. #0913a9
  5. #0d1cf1

Shades

#050b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050b60
  2. #050a56
  3. #04094d
  4. #040843
  5. #03073a
  6. #030630
  7. #020426
  8. #02031d
  9. #010213
  10. #01010a
  11. #000000

Tints

#050b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050b60
  2. #1e2370
  3. #373c80
  4. #505490
  5. #696da0
  6. #8285b0
  7. #9b9dbf
  8. #b4b6cf
  9. #cdcedf
  10. #e6e7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050b60
  2. #111763
  3. #1e2266
  4. #2a2e6a
  5. #363a6d
  6. #434670
  7. #4f5173
  8. #5b5d76
  9. #67697a
  10. #74747d
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1b1b1b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #151641 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002062 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00165f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002737 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001961 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00125f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001f4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050b60 {
  color: #050b60;
}
Background
.bg-050b60 {
  background-color: #050b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050b60 {
  border: 2px solid #050b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 11 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 90% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050b60, #2c0560);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 11 96 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.92 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.42 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.24 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.25 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.79 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.20 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.25 #faf49f Inverted #1b1b1b Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#050b60  rgb(5, 11, 96)  hsl(236, 90%, 20%)  Midnight Blue
#605a05  rgb(96, 90, 5)  hsl(56, 90%, 20%)  Field Drab
#60050b  rgb(96, 5, 11)  hsl(356, 90%, 20%)  Rosewood
#0b6005  rgb(11, 96, 5)  hsl(116, 90%, 20%)  Dark Green