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#050FBD

#050fbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#050fbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.35% cyan, 92.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 236.74°, with 94.85% saturation and 38.04% 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#0000cc
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Relative luminance0.0405

Complementary

  1. #050fbd
  2. #bdb305

Split complementary

  1. #050fbd
  2. #bd5705
  3. #6bbd05

Analogous

  1. #056bbd
  2. #050fbd
  3. #5705bd

Triadic

  1. #050fbd
  2. #bd050f
  3. #0fbd05

Tetradic

  1. #050fbd
  2. #b305bd
  3. #bdb305
  4. #0fbd05

Square

  1. #050fbd
  2. #bd056b
  3. #bdb305
  4. #05bd57

Monochromatic

  1. #010328
  2. #030972
  3. #050fbd
  4. #1622f9
  5. #6069fb

Shades

#050fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050fbd
  2. #050eaa
  3. #040c97
  4. #040b84
  5. #030971
  6. #03085f
  7. #02064c
  8. #020539
  9. #010326
  10. #010213
  11. #000000

Tints

#050fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050fbd
  2. #1e27c4
  3. #373fca
  4. #5057d1
  5. #696fd7
  6. #8287de
  7. #9b9fe5
  8. #b4b7eb
  9. #cdcff2
  10. #e6e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050fbd
  2. #111ab7
  3. #1e26b1
  4. #2a31ab
  5. #363ca5
  6. #43489f
  7. #4f5398
  8. #5b5e92
  9. #67698c
  10. #747586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002eba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050fbd {
  color: #050fbd;
}
Background
.bg-050fbd {
  background-color: #050fbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050fbd {
  border: 2px solid #050fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 15 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050fbd, #5705bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 15 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.74 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.34 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.01 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.23 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.05 #faf042 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#050fbd  rgb(5, 15, 189)  hsl(237, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bdb305  rgb(189, 179, 5)  hsl(57, 95%, 38%)  Old Gold
#bd050f  rgb(189, 5, 15)  hsl(357, 95%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#0fbd05  rgb(15, 189, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green