What color is #0500CC?

#0500CC is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Medium Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0500CC?

The RGB value is 5, 0, 204: 5 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0500CC?

The complementary color is #C7CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0500CC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0500CC color

#0500CC rgb(5, 0, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0500CC is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 0% green and 80% blue (5, 0, 204).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), a difference of 0.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#0500CC color codes

HEX	`#0500CC`
RGB	`rgb(5, 0, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 0%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 100%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.92, 66.96, -91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.92, 112.98, 306.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.958, 4.39, 57.385)`
Decimal	`327884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0500CC, 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 #0500CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0500CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #0500CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0500cc; }
.text { color: #0500cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0500cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 0 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0500cc, #6b00cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0500CC?: #0500CC is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Medium Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0500CC?: The RGB value is 5, 0, 204: 5 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0500CC?: The complementary color is #C7CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0500CC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.