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#050EBA

#050eba ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#050eba is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 5.49% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.31% cyan, 92.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 237.02°, with 94.76% saturation and 37.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0389

Complementary

  1. #050eba
  2. #bab105

Split complementary

  1. #050eba
  2. #ba5705
  3. #68ba05

Analogous

  1. #0568ba
  2. #050eba
  3. #5705ba

Triadic

  1. #050eba
  2. #ba050e
  3. #0eba05

Tetradic

  1. #050eba
  2. #b105ba
  3. #bab105
  4. #0eba05

Square

  1. #050eba
  2. #ba0568
  3. #bab105
  4. #05ba57

Monochromatic

  1. #010325
  2. #03086f
  3. #050eba
  4. #131ef9
  5. #5d65fb

Shades

#050eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050eba
  2. #050da7
  3. #040b95
  4. #040a82
  5. #030870
  6. #03075d
  7. #02064a
  8. #020438
  9. #010325
  10. #010113
  11. #000000

Tints

#050eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050eba
  2. #1e26c1
  3. #373ec8
  4. #5056cf
  5. #696ed6
  6. #8287dd
  7. #9b9fe3
  8. #b4b7ea
  9. #cdcff1
  10. #e6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050eba
  2. #1119b4
  3. #1e25ae
  4. #2a30a9
  5. #363ca3
  6. #43479d
  7. #4f5297
  8. #5b5e91
  9. #67698c
  10. #747586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002db7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050eba {
  color: #050eba;
}
Background
.bg-050eba {
  background-color: #050eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050eba {
  border: 2px solid #050eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 14 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 95% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050eba, #5705ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 14 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.38 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.13 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.61 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.11 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.32 #faf145 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#050eba  rgb(5, 14, 186)  hsl(237, 95%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#bab105  rgb(186, 177, 5)  hsl(57, 95%, 37%)  Old Gold
#ba050e  rgb(186, 5, 14)  hsl(357, 95%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#0eba05  rgb(14, 186, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 37%)  Kelly Green