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#050CD5

#050cd5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#050cd5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 4.71% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.65% cyan, 94.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 237.98°, with 95.41% saturation and 42.75% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.051

Complementary

  1. #050cd5
  2. #d5ce05

Split complementary

  1. #050cd5
  2. #d56605
  3. #74d505

Analogous

  1. #0574d5
  2. #050cd5
  3. #6605d5

Triadic

  1. #050cd5
  2. #d5050c
  3. #0cd505

Tetradic

  1. #050cd5
  2. #ce05d5
  3. #d5ce05
  4. #0cd505

Square

  1. #050cd5
  2. #d50574
  3. #d5ce05
  4. #05d566

Monochromatic

  1. #010440
  2. #03088a
  3. #050cd5
  4. #2c33fa
  5. #777cfc

Shades

#050cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050cd5
  2. #050bc0
  3. #040aaa
  4. #040895
  5. #030780
  6. #03066b
  7. #020555
  8. #020440
  9. #01022b
  10. #010115
  11. #000000

Tints

#050cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050cd5
  2. #1e24d9
  3. #373ddd
  4. #5055e2
  5. #696de6
  6. #8286ea
  7. #9b9eee
  8. #b4b6f2
  9. #cdcef7
  10. #e6e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050cd5
  2. #1118cd
  3. #1e23c4
  4. #2a2fbc
  5. #363ab3
  6. #4346ab
  7. #4f52a2
  8. #5b5d9a
  9. #676991
  10. #747489
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ada ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050cd5 {
  color: #050cd5;
}
Background
.bg-050cd5 {
  background-color: #050cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #050cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 12 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 95% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050cd5, #6605d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 12 213 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.53 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.93 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.74 #faf32a Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#050cd5  rgb(5, 12, 213)  hsl(238, 95%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#d5ce05  rgb(213, 206, 5)  hsl(58, 95%, 43%)  Citrine
#d5050c  rgb(213, 5, 12)  hsl(358, 95%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#0cd505  rgb(12, 213, 5)  hsl(118, 95%, 43%)  Lime Green