#0050A8

A dark, vivid blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #0050A8

When working with digital screens, the color #0050A8 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 80, and 168.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 100% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow, and 34% black. The HSL representation is 211.4° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#0050A8
RGB0, 80, 168
HSL211.4°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK100%, 52%, 0%, 34%
HSV211.4°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB35.1, 15.1, -52.9
XYZ9.9, 8.6, 38.2
Decimal20648

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.74:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.71:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.40:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.31:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #0050A8; }
.text-color { color: #0050A8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #0050A8; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B