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#050B8A

#050b8a ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#050b8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 4.31% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.38% cyan, 92.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 237.29°, with 93.01% saturation and 28.04% 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 14.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 0.69.

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Relative luminance0.0211

Complementary

  1. #050b8a
  2. #8a8405

Split complementary

  1. #050b8a
  2. #8a4105
  3. #4e8a05

Analogous

  1. #054e8a
  2. #050b8a
  3. #41058a

Triadic

  1. #050b8a
  2. #8a050b
  3. #0b8a05

Tetradic

  1. #050b8a
  2. #84058a
  3. #8a8405
  4. #0b8a05

Square

  1. #050b8a
  2. #8a054e
  3. #8a8405
  4. #058a41

Monochromatic

  1. #010214
  2. #020540
  3. #050b8a
  4. #0811d4
  5. #3039f8

Shades

#050b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050b8a
  2. #050a7c
  3. #04096e
  4. #040861
  5. #030753
  6. #030645
  7. #020437
  8. #020329
  9. #01021c
  10. #01010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#050b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050b8a
  2. #1e2396
  3. #373ca1
  4. #5054ad
  5. #696db9
  6. #8285c5
  7. #9b9dd0
  8. #b4b6dc
  9. #cdcee8
  10. #e6e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050b8a
  2. #111789
  3. #1e2288
  4. #2a2e87
  5. #363a86
  6. #434685
  7. #4f5184
  8. #5b5d83
  9. #676982
  10. #747481
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e1f5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002088 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003950 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00258c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002c6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050b8a {
  color: #050b8a;
}
Background
.bg-050b8a {
  background-color: #050b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050b8a {
  border: 2px solid #050b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 11 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 93% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050b8a, #41058a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 11 138 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 0.69 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 1.49 #000080 Navy ΔE 2.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.37 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.60 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.08 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.16 #faf475 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#050b8a  rgb(5, 11, 138)  hsl(237, 93%, 28%)  Phthalo Blue
#8a8405  rgb(138, 132, 5)  hsl(57, 93%, 28%)  Olive
#8a050b  rgb(138, 5, 11)  hsl(357, 93%, 28%)  Sangria
#0b8a05  rgb(11, 138, 5)  hsl(117, 93%, 28%)  India Green