#0050FF
A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumblue.
About #0050FF
At its core, #0050FF is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 0, 80, and 255.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 100% cyan and 69% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 221.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#0050FF
RGB0, 80, 255
HSL221.2°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK100%, 69%, 0%, 0%
HSV221.2°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB42.7, 48.9, -90.6
XYZ20.9, 13.0, 96.0
Decimal20735
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
5.85:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.59:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.05:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #0050FF;
}
.text-color {
color: #0050FF;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #0050FF;
}