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#050FBC

#050fbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#050fbc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 5.88% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.34% cyan, 92.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 236.72°, with 94.82% saturation and 37.84% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.04

Complementary

  1. #050fbc
  2. #bcb205

Split complementary

  1. #050fbc
  2. #bc5605
  3. #6abc05

Analogous

  1. #056abc
  2. #050fbc
  3. #5605bc

Triadic

  1. #050fbc
  2. #bc050f
  3. #0fbc05

Tetradic

  1. #050fbc
  2. #b205bc
  3. #bcb205
  4. #0fbc05

Square

  1. #050fbc
  2. #bc056a
  3. #bcb205
  4. #05bc56

Monochromatic

  1. #010327
  2. #030971
  3. #050fbc
  4. #1521f9
  5. #5f68fb

Shades

#050fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050fbc
  2. #050ea9
  3. #040c96
  4. #040b84
  5. #030971
  6. #03085e
  7. #02064b
  8. #020538
  9. #010326
  10. #010213
  11. #000000

Tints

#050fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050fbc
  2. #1e27c3
  3. #373fc9
  4. #5057d0
  5. #696fd7
  6. #8287de
  7. #9b9fe4
  8. #b4b7eb
  9. #cdcff2
  10. #e6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050fbc
  2. #111ab6
  3. #1e26b0
  4. #2a31aa
  5. #363ca4
  6. #43489e
  7. #4f5398
  8. #5b5e92
  9. #67698c
  10. #747586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050fbc {
  color: #050fbc;
}
Background
.bg-050fbc {
  background-color: #050fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050fbc {
  border: 2px solid #050fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 15 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050fbc, #5605bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 15 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.09 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.62 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.89 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.03 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.10 #faf043 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#050fbc  rgb(5, 15, 188)  hsl(237, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bcb205  rgb(188, 178, 5)  hsl(57, 95%, 38%)  Old Gold
#bc050f  rgb(188, 5, 15)  hsl(357, 95%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#0fbc05  rgb(15, 188, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green