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#050FF0

#050ff0 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#050ff0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 5.88% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.92% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 237.45°, with 95.92% saturation and 48.04% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.62.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0667

Complementary

  1. #050ff0
  2. #f0e605

Split complementary

  1. #050ff0
  2. #f07105
  3. #84f005

Analogous

  1. #0584f0
  2. #050ff0
  3. #7105f0

Triadic

  1. #050ff0
  2. #f0050f
  3. #0ff005

Tetradic

  1. #050ff0
  2. #e605f0
  3. #f0e605
  4. #0ff005

Square

  1. #050ff0
  2. #f00584
  3. #f0e605
  4. #05f071

Monochromatic

  1. #02065a
  2. #030aa5
  3. #050ff0
  4. #464efb
  5. #9196fd

Shades

#050ff0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #050ff0
  2. #050ed8
  3. #040cc0
  4. #040ba8
  5. #030990
  6. #030878
  7. #020660
  8. #020548
  9. #010330
  10. #010218
  11. #000000

Tints

#050ff0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #050ff0
  2. #1e27f2
  3. #373ff3
  4. #5057f5
  5. #696ff6
  6. #8287f8
  7. #9b9ff9
  8. #b4b7fb
  9. #cdcffc
  10. #e6e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#050ff0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #050ff0
  2. #111ae5
  3. #1e26da
  4. #2a31ce
  5. #363cc3
  6. #4348b8
  7. #4f53ad
  8. #5b5ea2
  9. #676996
  10. #74758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ced ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-050ff0 {
  color: #050ff0;
}
Background
.bg-050ff0 {
  background-color: #050ff0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-050ff0 {
  border: 2px solid #050ff0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #050ff0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 15 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-050ff0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #050ff0, #7105f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-050ff0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 15 240 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.62 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.00 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.06 #faf00f Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#050ff0  rgb(5, 15, 240)  hsl(237, 96%, 48%)  Blue
#f0e605  rgb(240, 230, 5)  hsl(57, 96%, 48%)  Titanium Yellow
#f0050f  rgb(240, 5, 15)  hsl(357, 96%, 48%)  Lust
#0ff005  rgb(15, 240, 5)  hsl(117, 96%, 48%)  Lime