What color is #050F42?

#050F42 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #050F42?

The RGB value is 5, 15, 66: 5 red, 15 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #050F42?

The complementary color is #423805, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #050F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#050F42 color

#050F42 rgb(5, 15, 66)

Shades of black

The hex color #050F42 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 5.9% green and 25.9% blue (5, 15, 66).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 86% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Storm (#000B44), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#050F42 color codes

HEX	`#050F42`
RGB	`rgb(5, 15, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 5.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 86%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 92%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 77%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.93, 18.12, -33.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.93, 37.83, 298.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.216, 0.767, 5.237)`
Decimal	`331586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #050F42, 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 #050F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#050F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #050F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #050f42; }
.text { color: #050f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #050f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 15 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #050f42, #1a0542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #050F42?: #050F42 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #050F42?: The RGB value is 5, 15, 66: 5 red, 15 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #050F42?: The complementary color is #423805, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #050F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.