What color is #050449?

#050449 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Endless Galaxy. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050449?

The RGB value is 5, 4, 73: 5 red, 4 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050449?

The complementary color is #484904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050449 color

#050449 rgb(5, 4, 73)

Shades of black

The hex color #050449 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 1.6% green and 28.6% blue (5, 4, 73).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 90% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Endless Galaxy (#000044), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

#050449 color codes

HEX	`#050449`
RGB	`rgb(5, 4, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 1.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 90%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 95%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 95%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.42, 27.5, -40.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.42, 49.06, 304.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.308, 0.6, 6.349)`
Decimal	`328777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050449, 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 #050449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #050449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050449; }
.text { color: #050449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 4 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050449, #270449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #050449?: #050449 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Endless Galaxy. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050449?: The RGB value is 5, 4, 73: 5 red, 4 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050449?: The complementary color is #484904, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.