What color is #050065?

#050065 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Alone in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050065?

The RGB value is 5, 0, 101: 5 red, 0 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050065?

The complementary color is #606500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050065 color

#050065 rgb(5, 0, 101)

Shades of black

The hex color #050065 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 0% green and 39.6% blue (5, 0, 101).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Alone in the Dark (#000066), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.58:1).

#050065 color codes

HEX	`#050065`
RGB	`rgb(5, 0, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 0%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 100%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.75, 40.22, -54.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.75, 67.48, 306.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.411, 0.972, 12.37)`
Decimal	`327781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050065, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #050065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #050065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050065; }
.text { color: #050065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 0 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050065, #380065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Navy Blue.

Questions

What color is #050065?: #050065 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Alone in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050065?: The RGB value is 5, 0, 101: 5 red, 0 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050065?: The complementary color is #606500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.