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#050BF2

#050bf2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#050bf2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 4.31% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.93% cyan, 95.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 238.48°, with 95.95% saturation and 48.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.41.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0668

Complementary

  1. #050bf2
  2. #f2ec05

Split complementary

  1. #050bf2
  2. #f27505
  3. #82f205

Analogous

  1. #0582f2
  2. #050bf2
  3. #7505f2

Triadic

  1. #050bf2
  2. #f2050b
  3. #0bf205

Tetradic

  1. #050bf2
  2. #ec05f2
  3. #f2ec05
  4. #0bf205

Square

  1. #050bf2
  2. #f20582
  3. #f2ec05
  4. #05f275

Monochromatic

  1. #02045c
  2. #0308a7
  3. #050bf2
  4. #484dfb
  5. #9396fd

Shades

#050bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050bf2
  2. #050ada
  3. #0409c2
  4. #0408a9
  5. #030791
  6. #030679
  7. #020461
  8. #020349
  9. #010230
  10. #010118
  11. #000000

Tints

#050bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050bf2
  2. #1e23f3
  3. #373cf5
  4. #5054f6
  5. #696df7
  6. #8285f9
  7. #9b9dfa
  8. #b4b6fb
  9. #cdcefc
  10. #e6e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050bf2
  2. #1117e7
  3. #1e22db
  4. #2a2ed0
  5. #363ac4
  6. #4346b9
  7. #4f51ae
  8. #5b5da2
  9. #676997
  10. #74748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3939a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ff0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050bf2 {
  color: #050bf2;
}
Background
.bg-050bf2 {
  background-color: #050bf2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #050bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 11 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050bf2, #7505f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 11 242 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.41 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.09 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.23 #faf40d Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#050bf2  rgb(5, 11, 242)  hsl(238, 96%, 48%)  Blue
#f2ec05  rgb(242, 236, 5)  hsl(58, 96%, 48%)  Titanium Yellow
#f2050b  rgb(242, 5, 11)  hsl(358, 96%, 48%)  Red
#0bf205  rgb(11, 242, 5)  hsl(118, 96%, 48%)  Lime