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#050EC0

#050ec0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#050ec0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.4% cyan, 92.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 237.11°, with 94.92% saturation and 38.63% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0415

Complementary

  1. #050ec0
  2. #c0b705

Split complementary

  1. #050ec0
  2. #c05905
  3. #6cc005

Analogous

  1. #056cc0
  2. #050ec0
  3. #5905c0

Triadic

  1. #050ec0
  2. #c0050e
  3. #0ec005

Tetradic

  1. #050ec0
  2. #b705c0
  3. #c0b705
  4. #0ec005

Square

  1. #050ec0
  2. #c0056c
  3. #c0b705
  4. #05c059

Monochromatic

  1. #01032b
  2. #030975
  3. #050ec0
  4. #1923f9
  5. #636afb

Shades

#050ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050ec0
  2. #050dad
  3. #040b9a
  4. #040a86
  5. #030873
  6. #030760
  7. #02064d
  8. #02043a
  9. #010326
  10. #010113
  11. #000000

Tints

#050ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050ec0
  2. #1e26c6
  3. #373ecd
  4. #5056d3
  5. #696ed9
  6. #8287e0
  7. #9b9fe6
  8. #b4b7ec
  9. #cdcff2
  10. #e6e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050ec0
  2. #1119ba
  3. #1e25b3
  4. #2a30ad
  5. #363ca6
  6. #4347a0
  7. #4f529a
  8. #5b5e93
  9. #67698d
  10. #747586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004097 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050ec0 {
  color: #050ec0;
}
Background
.bg-050ec0 {
  background-color: #050ec0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #050ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 14 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 95% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050ec0, #5905c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 14 192 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.66 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.38 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.56 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.61 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.18 #faf13f Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#050ec0  rgb(5, 14, 192)  hsl(237, 95%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#c0b705  rgb(192, 183, 5)  hsl(57, 95%, 39%)  Old Gold
#c0050e  rgb(192, 5, 14)  hsl(357, 95%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0ec005  rgb(14, 192, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 39%)  Kelly Green