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#050ECF

#050ecf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#050ecf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 5.49% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.58% cyan, 93.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 237.33°, with 95.28% saturation and 41.57% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.19.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0485

Complementary

  1. #050ecf
  2. #cfc605

Split complementary

  1. #050ecf
  2. #cf6105
  3. #73cf05

Analogous

  1. #0573cf
  2. #050ecf
  3. #6105cf

Triadic

  1. #050ecf
  2. #cf050e
  3. #0ecf05

Tetradic

  1. #050ecf
  2. #c605cf
  3. #cfc605
  4. #0ecf05

Square

  1. #050ecf
  2. #cf0573
  3. #cfc605
  4. #05cf61

Monochromatic

  1. #01043a
  2. #030984
  3. #050ecf
  4. #2730fa
  5. #7178fc

Shades

#050ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050ecf
  2. #050dba
  3. #040ba6
  4. #040a91
  5. #03087c
  6. #030768
  7. #020653
  8. #02043e
  9. #010329
  10. #010115
  11. #000000

Tints

#050ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050ecf
  2. #1e26d4
  3. #373ed9
  4. #5056dd
  5. #696ee2
  6. #8287e7
  7. #9b9fec
  8. #b4b7f1
  9. #cdcff5
  10. #e6e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050ecf
  2. #1119c7
  3. #1e25bf
  4. #2a30b7
  5. #363caf
  6. #4347a8
  7. #4f52a0
  8. #5b5e98
  9. #676990
  10. #747588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050ecf {
  color: #050ecf;
}
Background
.bg-050ecf {
  background-color: #050ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050ecf {
  border: 2px solid #050ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 14 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050ecf, #6105cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 14 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.96 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.70 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.09 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.53 #faf130 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#050ecf  rgb(5, 14, 207)  hsl(237, 95%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#cfc605  rgb(207, 198, 5)  hsl(57, 95%, 42%)  Citrine
#cf050e  rgb(207, 5, 14)  hsl(357, 95%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#0ecf05  rgb(14, 207, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 42%)  Lime Green